Roe vs. Wade (film)
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Written by | Alison Cross |
Directed by | Gregory Hoblit |
Starring | Holly Hunter Amy Madigan |
Theme music composer | W.G. Snuffy Walden |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Gregory Hoblit Alison Cross Michael Manheim |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Editor(s) | Joe Ann Fogle Elodie Keene |
Running time | 100 minutes (US) 91 minutes (German TV broadcast) |
Production company(s) | NBC Productions The Mannheim Company |
Distributor | National Broadcasting Company |
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Original release | May 15, 1989 |
Roe vs. Wade is a 1989 television film written by Alison Cross about the landmark 1973 court decision Roe v. Wade. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and stars Holly Hunter.
Plot
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court.[1]
Cast
- Holly Hunter as Ellen Russel
- Amy Madigan as Sarah Weddington
- Chris Mulkey as Ron Weddington
- Dion Anderson as Flowers
- Terry O'Quinn as Jay Floyd
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Darryl Horwath
- Alycia Grant as Sherry Roe
- James Avery
- Maggie Baird
- Kathy Bates
- Daniel Benzali
- Kevin Cooney
Production
Roe vs. Wade was filmed on 35 mm film with an aspect ratio of 1.33 : 1 and mixed in stereo.[2]
Release
The film first aired on NBC on May 15, 1989.[3] The German TV broadcast was edited down from 100 to 91 minutes.[4]
References
External links
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- English-language films
- Films directed by Gregory Hoblit
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