Child of Our Time (Playhouse 90)

"**Child of Our Time**"
"Child of Our Time"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 18
Directed by	George Roy Hill
Written by	Irving Gaynor Neiman (adaptation), Michel del Castillo (book)
Featured music	Jerry Goldsmith
Original air date	February 5, 1959
Running time	1:29
Guest appearances
	Robert L. Crawford Jr. as Tanguy; Liliane Montevecchi as the Mother; Maximillian Schell as Gunther;
Episode chronology
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Episode no.Season 3
Episode 18

Directed byGeorge Roy Hill

Written byIrving Gaynor Neiman (adaptation), Michel del Castillo (book)

Featured musicJerry Goldsmith

"Child of Our Time" was an American television play broadcast on February 5, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. The cast included Robert L. Crawford Jr., Liliane Montevecchi, and Maximillian Schell. George Roy Hill was the director. The teleplay was written by Irving Gaynor Neiman as an adaptation of the book by Michel del Castillo.

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