Absolute Strangers
Brief Synopsis
A husband struggles to keep his pregnant, comatose wife alive by deciding to allow the termination of her pregnancy. His decision faces vociferous legal and moral opposition, in a case that ultimately ends up in the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on a true story.
Cast & Crew
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Gilbert Cates
Director
Michael D Crowell
Lead Person
Mitchell Laurance
Lucy Butler
Henry Winkler
Pierre Epstein
Film Details
Also Known As
Matter of Privacy
Genre
Drama
Religion
Release Date
1991
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A husband struggles to keep his pregnant, comatose wife alive by deciding to allow the termination of her pregnancy. His decision faces vociferous legal and moral opposition, in a case that ultimately ends up in the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on a true story.
Director
Gilbert Cates
Director
Cast
Michael D Crowell
Lead Person
Mitchell Laurance
Lucy Butler
Henry Winkler
Pierre Epstein
Jennifer Hetrick
Cassy Friel
Karl Malden
Joel Anderson
Peter Boyden
Nancy Youngblut
Alexander Folk
Vasili Bogazianos
Ron Frazier
Jayne Atkinson
Joe Farago
James Karen
Lynne Cormack
Richard Fancy
Adilah Barnes
Rene Auberjonois
Audra Lindley
Steven Gilborn
Kirk Baily
Tony Jay
Richard Kiley
Alan Oppenheimer
Patty Duke
Doris Belack
Crew
Michael Anderson
On-Set Dresser
Robert W. Anderson
Screenplay
Pamela Antick
Production Assistant
Eric J Bates
On-Set Dresser
Lazarus Bota
Grip
Hope Brown
Assistant
Dar Browne
Dolly Grip
Richard M Butkus
Electrician
Michele Carnes
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gilbert Cates
Executive Producer
N Christine Chadwick
Makeup
N Christine Chadwick
Hair
Thomas F Cooney Iii
Electrician
Loren Corl
Key Grip
Kevin Davis
Construction Coordinator
Dennis Doty
Producer
Ross Dreyer
On-Set Dresser
Jonell Dunn
Casting Associate
Penny Ellers
Casting
Tommy Estridge
Property Master
Charles Fox
Music
Pascal Franchot
Dolly Grip
Alan Frazier
Electrician
Eric J. Goldstein
Camera Operator
Austin Goss
Lighting Technician
Peter Graupner
Assistant Director
Peggy Griffin
Associate Producer
Neil Holcomb
Best Boy
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Lareine Johnston
Assistant Editor
Andree Juviler
Location Manager
Diane Katz
Production Coordinator
Richard Kohn
Production Assistant
Robert Kositchek
Camera Assistant
Thomas E Kuntz
Grip
Dawn Laurel
Assistant Camera Operator
Richard Lightstone
Sound Mixer
Stephen Lofaro
Assistant Director
Marie-laure Mathieu
Production Assistant
Richard Mazzochi
Props Assistant
Lisa Monti
Set Decorator
Millie Moore
Editor
Vicki Niemi
Unit Production Manager
Ken Peterson
Transportation Coordinator
Patrick Regan
Assistant Director
Garet Reilly
Set Costumer
Sharon Rosenberg
Costume Supervisor
Muriel Shaff
Technical Advisor
Lisa Smithline
Art Director
Shawn Stone
Grip
Barbara Thaxton
Script Supervisor
Jack Thomas
Foreman
Evelyn Thompson
Costume Designer
Marina Torpin
Hair
Marina Torpin
Makeup
Forrest Williams
Boom Operator
Stephen Wong
Assistant Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Matter of Privacy
Genre
Drama
Religion
Release Date
1991
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Completed shooting December 20, 1990.
Aired in United States April 14, 1991
Previous title: "A Matter of Privacy."
Began shooting November 27, 1990.
