Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Brief Synopsis
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A drama about a dying woman who returns to the home of her widowed mother after an absence of twenty years and how their bitter estrangement slowly turns to love. This double tour-de-force for Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands was a heralded first effort for writer Michael de Guzman, and premiered right
Cast & Crew
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Milton Katselas
Director
Bette Davis
Lucy Mason
Gena Rowlands
Abigail Mason
Ford Rainey
Mr Meecham
Donald Moffat
Wally Ball
Whit Bissell
Dr Henry Blodgett
Film Details
Also Known As
Story of a Mother and Daughter, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A drama about a dying woman who returns to the home of her widowed mother after an absence of twenty years and how their bitter estrangement slowly turns to love. This double tour-de-force for Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands was a heralded first effort for writer Michael de Guzman, and premiered rightly on Mother's Day 1979. Bette Davis won the Emmy Award for her performance.
Director
Milton Katselas
Director
Cast
Bette Davis
Lucy Mason
Gena Rowlands
Abigail Mason
Ford Rainey
Mr Meecham
Donald Moffat
Wally Ball
Whit Bissell
Dr Henry Blodgett
Royal Dano
Mr Willis
Kate Riehl
Mrs Brighton
Krishan Timberlake
Louis Spencer
Renee Mcdonell
Joan Spencer
Sally Kemp
Mildred Sloate
Don Fosse
Bartender
Don Salo
Kid
John Zumino
Clerk
Jay Coffman
1st Man
Grail Dawson
2nd Man
Crew
Raymond Aguilar
Gaffer
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Kathy Andrews
Music Editor
Dan Bentley
Property Master
Richard Boris
Other
Albert Brenner
Production Designer
Robin Chamberlin
Assistant Director
Robert W Christiansen
Producer
Jay Coffman
Transportation Captain
James A. Crabe
Director Of Photography
Michael Deguzman
Screenwriter
Spencer Deverill
Art Director
Lynda Gurasich
Hair Stylist
Rich Harrison
Sound Editor
Harry Horner
Production Designer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Don Johnson
Sound Department
Fred Karlin
Music
Gary Kibbu
Camera Operator
Kathleen Long
Production Coordinator
Len Lookabaugh
Key Grip
Linda Loving
Assistant Director
Ron Macmillan
Construction Coordinator
Millie Moore
Film Editor
Robert Norin
Makeup
Jennifer Parsons
Wardrobe
Dennis Peeples
Set Decorator
Barbara Persons
Production Accountant
Jerry Rogers
Assistant Editor
Ric Rondell
Associate Producer
Rick Rosenberg
Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Joe Scully
Casting
Peggy Shannon
Hair Stylist
Peggy Shannon
Hair Stylist
Christina Smith
Makeup
John Vasey
Assistant
Dale Whitt
Assistant
Tomianne Wiley
Wardrobe
Film Details
Also Known As
Story of a Mother and Daughter, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 13, 1979