The Problem of the Hero (2023)
1h 25m
Running Time
February 17, 2023Release Date
The Problem of the Hero (2023)
1h 25m
Running Time
February 17, 2023Release Date
Plot.
In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
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Cast & Crew.

J. Mardrice Henderson
Richard Wright

David zum Brunnen
Paul Green / Executive Producer

Derrick Ivey
Ray Collins

Brandon Haynes
Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

J. Antoine Hendrick
Young Richard Wright

Dena Konkel
Janet Green

Josephine Hall
Nell Harrison

Charlie Cannon
Orson Welles

Lex Wilson
Walter Ash

Alexa Yeames
Jean Rosenthal

Annie McElroy
Anne Burr

Calliope George
Ellen Wright

Samantha Larkin
Ouida Campbell

Kimberly Avery
Ensemble

Kareem L. Alston
Ensemble

Rocio Anderson
Ensemble

Fabrizio Anderson-Falconi
Ensemble

Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya
Ensemble

Camillia Carter
Ensemble

Sammie Cassell
Ensemble

Ana Celeste
Ensemble

Tom Church
Ensemble / Driver

Justin Cole
Ensemble

Jawan Davidson
Ensemble

Adrian Ekanem
Ensemble

Matthew Hager
Ensemble

Christine Hampton
Ensemble

Jeanette Henderson
Ensemble

Qualia Akili Holder-Cozart
Ensemble

Rachel Horowitz
Ensemble

Nick Iammatteo
Ensemble

Sean Michael Jaenicke
Ensemble

Artemis Jamison
Ensemble

Jinna Kim
Ensemble

Kent Lewis
Ensemble

Randy Merritt
Ensemble

Rosemary Moua
Ensemble

Misty Naholnik
Ensemble

Charles Ollinger
Ensemble

Abby Patrick
Ensemble

Jessica Regehr
Ensemble

Tara Rison
Ensemble

Stephanie Simon
Ensemble

Tamara Snegosky
Ensemble

Shea Stanley
Ensemble

Adam Stern-Rand
Ensemble

Duprehsa Townsend
Ensemble

Alex Vacca
Ensemble

Deb Vacca
Ensemble

Emma Vacca
Ensemble

Juliana Valente
Ensemble

Carlton Zum Brunnen
Ensemble

Serena Ebhardt
Executive Producer / Wardrobe Coordinator

Lenora Zenzalai Helm
Original Music Composer

Evelyn Putnam
Makeup & Hair

Ian L. Finley
Screenplay

Shaun Dozier
Director

Steve Milligan
Director of Photography

Fred Story
Music / Sound Designer

James A. Hodge
Screenplay

Kendra Archer
Production Design

Andrew Rose
Makeup & Hair Assistant

Ayana Johnson
Production Manager / Producer / Casting

Danielle Fricault
Set Dresser

Taylor Parris
Sound Recordist

Nicholas Guy
Second Assistant 'A' Camera / Production Assistant

Hunter Stark
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Ruth Bryan
Wardrobe Coordinator

Adam Pinnell
Gaffer

Jennifer R. Zhou
First Assistant 'A' Camera

Marissa Lupkas
Wardrobe Assistant

Camryn Brone-Hammer
Art Direction

Serena zum Brunnen
Makeup & Hair Assistant

Meghan Cowen
Graphic Designer

Aaron Bittikofer
Sound Recordist

Margaret Bauer
Dramaturgy

Andrew Marcadis
Sound Effects Editor

Taja Seafus
Carpenter

Tristan Chaika
Key Grip

Andrew Nichols
Production Assistant

Bill Mitchell
Driver

Brian Wynn
Production Assistant

Matthew Helderman
Executive Producer

Luke Taylor
Executive Producer

Grady Craig
Executive Producer
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
1940s
racism
writer
broadway theatre
native son
chicago
chapel hill, north carolina
based on a true story
Wiki.
The Problem of the Hero is a 2023 American drama film directed by Shaun Dozier. The film centers on the true-to-life collaboration of two twentieth-century literary greats, novelist Richard Wright & playwright Paul Green, as they face a spirited confrontation over race, class, politics, social justice and agency.
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