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📜 Overview: This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.
🌏 Languages Available:
📆 Date Released: 1982-04-13
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.3

Beloved Cast

Studs Terkel original image
Self - Host
Studs Terkel
Barry Bostwick original image
Steelworker
Barry Bostwick
Scatman Crothers original image
Parking Attendant
Scatman Crothers
Barbara Browning original image
Editor
Barbara Browning
Vernee Watson-Johnson original image
Secretary
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Jay Garner original image
Corporate Executive
Jay Garner
Billy Jayne original image
Newsboy
Billy Jayne
Barbara Barrie original image
Schoolteacher
Barbara Barrie
Carole Schwartz original image
Supermarket Checker
Carole Schwartz
Bill Beyers original image
Boxboy
Bill Beyers
Fausto Barajas original image
Migrant Worker
Fausto Barajas
Charles Haid original image
Gas Man
Charles Haid
Beth Howland original image
Housewife
Beth Howland
Barbara Hershey original image
Call Girl
Barbara Hershey
Eileen Brennan original image
Millworker
Eileen Brennan
Rita Moreno original image
Waitress
Rita Moreno
James Taylor original image
Trucker
James Taylor
Lynne Thigpen original image
Telephone Operator
Lynne Thigpen
Edie McClurg original image
Switchboard Operator
Edie McClurg
Didi Conn original image
Receptionist
Didi Conn
Charles Durning original image
Retired Man
Charles Durning
Matt Landers original image
Fireman
Matt Landers
Patti LaBelle original image
Cleaning Woman
Patti LaBelle
Mark Neely original image
Salesman
Mark Neely
David Patrick Kelly original image
Copyboy
David Patrick Kelly
Daniel Valdez original image
Singer "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)
Daniel Valdez
Jennifer Warnes original image
Singer "Millworker" (voice)
Jennifer Warnes
Gilmer McCormick original image
Grape-buying Woman
Gilmer McCormick

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