Play of the Week The House of Bernarda Alba (Season 1, Episode 35)
TV Episode | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Play of the Week

The House of Bernarda Alba (Season 1, Episode 35)

TV Episode | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled ...See moreA domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Anne Revere Bernarda Bernarda See fewer	Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Eileen Heckart Poncia Poncia See fewer	The Bad Seed (1956)
Cathleen Nesbitt Maria Josefa Maria Josefa See fewer	The Parent Trap (1961)
Lee Grant Martirio Martirio See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Nancy Marchand Augustias Augustias See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Suzanne Pleshette Adela Adela See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Elizabeth Wilson Magdalena Magdalena See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Anita Dangler Amelia Amelia See fewer	The Fisher King (1991)
Frieda Altman Prudentia Prudentia See fewer	Fail Safe (1964)
Loretta Fury Servant Servant See fewer	Man on a Swing (1974)
Estelle Hemsley Beggar Woman Beggar Woman See fewer	The Leech Woman (1960)