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The Suicide's Wife

The Suicide's Wife

1979TV Movie⏱️ 1h 36m
Drama
6.7
IMDB Rating
58 votes

An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with guilt, shame, and an angry teenage son who blames her for his father's death.

Director
John Newland
Writers
David Madden, Dennis Nemec
Stars
Angie Dickinson, Gordon Pinsent, Zohra Lampert
Release Date
November 7, 1979
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
as Diana Harrington
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
as Allan Crane
Zohra Lampert
Zohra Lampert
as Sharon Logan
Todd Lookinland
Todd Lookinland
as Mark Harrington
Peter Donat
Peter Donat
as Wayne Harrington
Lane Davies
Lane Davies
as Anson Keller
Don Marshall
Don Marshall
as Richard Wilkes
Majel Barrett
Majel Barrett
as Clarissa Harmon
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Walt Davis
as Jerry Swider
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Martin Rudy
as William McGuane

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Factor/Newland Productions

🏷️ Keywords

suicidesingle mother1970shusband commits suicidecollege professor commits suicide

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Very moving story
by searchanddestroy-12016-04-24

"One more time, Angie Dickinson proves how convincing she is in her performances. Here, I was of course very impatient to watch her in this powerful role of the wife facing her husband's death and her child behavior towards her. The story itself is not so unusual, but so beautifully made, with such a cast. And as usual with TV movies, they are so close to reality, to real people as you and me. The audiences feel really implicated in such schemes. French or British, no matter, such things may happen anywhere. And you know what, I am a man and despite of that, the Angie Dickinson's perf..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final film of Kathie Browne.

📖 Synopsis

An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with guilt, shame, and an angry teenage son who blames her for his father's death.