Right of Way (1983)
- Directed by
- George Schaefer
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An elderly married couple face a terminal illness diagnosis. They must decide what to do as a pair confronting a difficult future.
intimatepoignantslow-pacedreflectivequietconversationalaffectingbittersweet
What happens
Right of Way is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film written by Richard Lees and starring Bette Davis and James Stewart, and directed by George Schaefer. The film was originally broadcast on HBO on November 21, 1983. It was based on a play by Richard Lees of the same name. The film stars film veterans Davis and Stewart as an elderly long-married couple who must decide how to deal with the situation of one of them being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Melinda Dillon and Priscilla Morrill also star. Right of Way was one of 20 films selected for the seventh Montreal World Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- For Love and Honor (1983)
- Man, Woman and Child (1983)
- Touched (1983)
- Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983)
- Marvin & Tige (1983)
- First Affair (1983)
- Heartbreaker (1983)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…