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The Widowmaker (1990)

The Widowmaker poster
Directed by
John Madden
Genre
drama, crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces the fallout after her husband is arrested for a killing spree. The film follows how her community reacts to her.

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What happens

The Widowmaker is a 1990 made-for-television film directed by John Madden and starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV network and aired on 29 December 1990. It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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