Right of Way
Brief Synopsis
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This made-for-cable movie, uniting two screen legends for the first time, deals with the conflict between an elderly couple who decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact when the wife learns she has a terminal illness, and their married daughter who, with the help of local social service
Cast & Crew
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George Schaefer
Director
Bette Davis
James Stewart
John Harkins
Jacque Lynn Colton
Louis Schaefer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Synopsis
This made-for-cable movie, uniting two screen legends for the first time, deals with the conflict between an elderly couple who decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact when the wife learns she has a terminal illness, and their married daughter who, with the help of local social service agencies, tries to dissuade them from their misguided plan. Based on Richard Lees' 1978 play which was produced at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis but never got to Broadway, the film generated some controversy until its premiere, shortly before which the ending was changed and several characters were eliminated (although their names remain among the credits).
Director
George Schaefer
Director
Cast
Bette Davis
James Stewart
John Harkins
Jacque Lynn Colton
Louis Schaefer
Philip Littell
Bobby Jacoby
Michael Murphy
Edith Fields
Priscilla Morrill
Jodi Hicks
Charles Walker
Erin Karpf
Melinda Dillon
East Carlo
Crew
John E Chilberg
Production Designer
Brad Fiedel
Music
Merrill H Karpf
Executive Producer
Sidney Katz
Editor
Richard Lee
Play As Source Material
Richard Lee
Screenplay
Phil Parslow
Producer
George Schaefer
Producer
Howard Schwartz
Director Of Photography
Don Sullivan
Set Decorator
Noel Taylor
Costume Designer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 21, 1983
