Characters & Themes
The Lottery (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1969 · 19 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Larry Yust
- Starring
- Ed Begley Jr., Alan Brown, Nancy Hale, Irene Tedrow, Gavin Jones, Olive Dunbar
Each June 27th, the New England village of fewer than 300 residents holds its annual lottery, a communal rite where one family is selected to perform an ancient ceremony believed to secure a bountiful harvest for the coming year. The community watches as the chosen household bears the ritual’s responsibility, hoping the tradition brings prosperity for all.
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