Marvin Landisman (played by Robert Wuhl) is a protagonist in Mistress.
Marvin Landisman is a financially struggling Hollywood screenwriter and director whose old screenplay attracts a producer and three investors. He repeatedly alters the script to satisfy their demands for roles for their mistresses, damaging his marriage to Rachel. After the project collapses, he is left emotionally broken and apparently finished with Hollywood. Jack Roth (played by Martin Landau) appears in Mistress.
Jack Roth is a once-successful producer who reads Marvin Landisman’s years-old screenplay and offers to help secure financing. He brings together three wealthy backers, then hires an adapter to reshape the script around their preferred actresses. His later contact suggests he may draw Marvin back toward filmmaking despite the disaster.
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Characters
Marvin Landisman
(played by Robert Wuhl) — protagonist
Marvin Landisman is a financially struggling Hollywood screenwriter and director whose old screenplay attracts a producer and three investors. He repeatedly alters the script to satisfy their demands...
Jack Roth
(played by Martin Landau) — supporting
Jack Roth is a once-successful producer who reads Marvin Landisman’s years-old screenplay and offers to help secure financing. He brings together three wealthy backers, then hires an adapter to reshap...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Jack Roth → Marvin Landisman
(Professional Producer)
Jack Roth reads Marvin Landisman's years-old script and offers to help him find investors for the movie.
Story Analysis
A struggling filmmaker sacrifices artistic integrity and personal stability while pursuing a compromised Hollywood production.
