Men Don't Tell

Mar 14, 1993

1h 35m

★ 6.8

Overview

This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lorimar Television

Daniel H. Blatt Productions

Nancy Bein Productions

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Cast

Ed MacAffrey

Peter Strauss

Laura MacAffrey

Judith Light

Jack MacAffrey

James Gammon

Riley

Noble Willingham

Chuck

Stephen Lee

Susan

Mary Kane

Pope

Richard Gant

Ruth

Carroll Baker

Cindy

Ashley Johnson

Danny

Cliff Bemis

Greg

Nick Angotti

Foreman

David Correia

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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