The Fall of Mendel Krick

Summary: 1963 BBC production of The Fall of Mendel Krick, an English version of the Russian play Sunset by Isaac Babel.
Theatre play: Sunset by Isaac Babel [more information]
Play synopsis: Babel’s play Sunset was based on his The Odessa Stories. Set in Odessa in 1913. ‘The old man, 62, runs a carting business named Mendel Krick & Sons, but he won’t let the sons near it. When Benya hears that Mendel is thinking about selling the business and running off to Bessarabia with his 20-year-old mistress, he rebels by taking up the practice of petty thievery.' Source: http://articles.philly.com/1991-04-11/news/25781479_1_odessa-henry-aronson-sunset.
Production history: Details of stage premiere to be supplied.
Date of transmission: Sunday 17 February 1963
Time: 9.00-9.50pm
Series: Sunday-Night Play
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

William Kotcheff

Playwright

Isaac Babel

Adapted for Television by

Mordecai Richler

Translator

Joe Melia (from the Russian)

Composer

Norman Kay

Designer

Marilyn Taylor

Cast

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