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The Women's Room

  • TV Movie
  • 1980
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
159
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The Women's Room (1980)
Drama

A wife is sick and tired of her husband's infidelities, so she leaves home and goes back to grad school. There she meets many self-confident women who help her find her own voice.A wife is sick and tired of her husband's infidelities, so she leaves home and goes back to grad school. There she meets many self-confident women who help her find her own voice.A wife is sick and tired of her husband's infidelities, so she leaves home and goes back to grad school. There she meets many self-confident women who help her find her own voice.

  • Director
    • Glenn Jordan
  • Writers
    • Marilyn French
    • Carol Sobieski
  • Stars
    • Lee Remick
    • Colleen Dewhurst
    • Patty Duke
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    159
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writers
      • Marilyn French
      • Carol Sobieski
    • Stars
      • Lee Remick
      • Colleen Dewhurst
      • Patty Duke
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

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    Lee Remick
    Lee Remick
    • Mira Adams
    Colleen Dewhurst
    Colleen Dewhurst
    • Val
    Patty Duke
    Patty Duke
    • Lily
    Kathryn Harrold
    Kathryn Harrold
    • Bliss
    Tovah Feldshuh
    Tovah Feldshuh
    • Iso
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Adele
    Lisa Pelikan
    Lisa Pelikan
    • Kyla
    Heidi Vaughn
    Heidi Vaughn
    • Samantha
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Chris
    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Norman
    Gregory Harrison
    Gregory Harrison
    • Ben Volper
    Jenny O'Hara
    Jenny O'Hara
    • Mrs. Martinelli
    Christopher Pennock
    Christopher Pennock
    • Harley
    Al Corley
    Al Corley
    • Tad Ford
    Michael LeClair
    • Normie - Age 15
    Johnny Timko
    • Clark - Age 14
    Drew Snyder
    Drew Snyder
    • Carl
    Richard Doyle
    Richard Doyle
    • Director
      • Glenn Jordan
    • Writers
      • Marilyn French
      • Carol Sobieski
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    stevelen

    First rate tv movie

    This movie was shown last week on Irish tv.The acting and script were outstanding.It was obviously written straight from the heart.Lee Remick wouldn't have known how to give a bad performance,but in this she really excels.As a male I found the film to be in no way man hating.Take no notice of the first reviewer. The romantic teaming of Colleen Dewhurst and Dynasty's Al Corley was certainly bizarre.He looked more like her grandson!!.I hope more people get to see this film.
    8gfinister

    Where can I find this movie?

    I watched this movie decades ago in the USA and now it's no where to be found. This is a really good movie, and Lee Remick is excellent in it. I remember when the book came out I think it was in the 1970s and I was in high school and everybody had that book. It had to be a best seller. The movie is so true to life. I wonder now why this movie appears to have been taken off the market? It is no where to be found, and I've been searching for this movie for years.
    8tishco

    The right story at the right time

    This miniseries bought a change in my life. I grabbed for the book, which is even more involved and recognized the life I had chosen at the age of 20. I recognized so many women I knew and my stand out performer is Colleen Dewhurst. Lee is perfect in the lead and Patty Duke is just brilliant as the woman who totally loses everything. I would love to get my hands on a copy of the DVD. I had my daughters' read the novel, which they totally got.

    For anyone who was raised in the 40's to the 60's it will bring back memories good and bad. There is a thread of too much feminism but this can be overlooked for what the story is really telling us about a moth meta morphing into a butterfly.
    5brucetwo-2

    TV version hides Gay Identity

    In the book the main character decides she and her grad school friends are definitely gay--but given that era--the book makes then closeted and sort of indirect about their sex lives,. On the TV version she finds love with a guy instead of women.
    star52-2

    Colleen Dewherst and Lee Remick RULE!

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE. I watch it every time I see that it's going to be on. I cannot fully explain it. Sure its a hackneyed plot done in that late 70's cheesy made-for-tv fashion but-dare I say it- that only adds to its allure for me. Something in its predictability and familiarity is reassuring. Go figure. I think that it all boils down to the fact that it is your basic LIFETIME KIND OF CHICK FLICK. Not to mention that Lee and Colleen are just fantastic.

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    • Trivia
      Lead actress Lee Remick and co-star Patty Duke had both received Oscar nominations - the sole one for each actress - at The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963), Remick being best actress nominated for Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and Duke winning best supporting actress for The Miracle Worker (1962) (the latter film's star Anne Bancroft winning best actress over Remick).
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      Featured in The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981)

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cosas de mujeres
    • Filming locations
      • UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 3h(180 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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