The Childhood Friend
1994, Italian. Directed by Pupi Avati.
40-year-old Arnold Gardner is put in charge of the talk show "The Twenty-fifth Hour" after the death of the former host Duncan Mackay. His role on screen creates immediate interest and the program becomes a great success with TV audiences. This proves to be a period of great satisfaction for Arnold, but his childhood friend, Eddie Greenberg, suddenly comes on the scene. Eddie is ill and frustrated by lack of success, and is so resentful and envious of Arnold's fame that he wants him to make a full public confession of a "sin" he committed in his young days.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 14 April 1994
- Original title
- L'amico d'infanzia
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Pupi Avati
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The Childhood Friend runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Childhood Friend isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 April 1994. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Childhood Friend?
The Childhood Friend (1994) was directed by Pupi Avati and stars Joe Ryan, Jason Robards III, Amy Galper.