Joe Gould's Secret

Synopsis

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.

Main Cast

Ian Holm

Joe Gould

Age : 88 | Popularity : 31%

Stanley Tucci

Joe Mitchell

Age : 63 | Popularity : 49%

Hope Davis

Therese Mitchell

Age : 60 | Popularity : 35%

Sarah Hyland

Elizabeth Mitchell

Age : 33 | Popularity : 30%

Hallee Hirsh

Nora Mitchell

Age : 36 | Popularity : 9%

Celia Weston

Sarah

Age : 72 | Popularity : 9%

Patrick Tovatt

Harold Ross

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Susan Sarandon

Alice Neel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Stanley Tucci
Writing	Writer	Howard A. Rodman
Art	Production Design	Andrew Jackness
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Juliet Polcsa
Sound	Original Music Composer	Evan Lurie
Camera	Director of Photography	Maryse Alberti
Editing	Editor	Suzy Elmiger
Department	Role	Name

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