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The Suicide's Wife (1979)

The Suicide's Wife poster
Directed by
John Newland
Genre
tv movie, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman copes with the aftermath of her husband's suicide. She deals with the emotional and practical fallout while raising her son.

somberintrospectiverestrainedmelancholicquietly intenseemotionally heavyslow-pacedsubdued

What happens

The Suicide's Wife is a 1979 made-for-TV movie and drama film directed by John Newland. The film stars Angie Dickinson, Gordon Pinsent, Zohra Lampert, Todd Lookinland, Peter Donat, Lane Davies, Don Marshall, and Majel Barrett. Kathie Browne has a supporting role. The film is based on the novel of the same name by David Madden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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