Passions

Oct 1, 1984

1h 32m

★ 5.7

Overview

A man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little secret is revealed to the wife. She then sets out to make her and her son suffer by trying to throw them out of the house he bought for them but now it legally belongs to his wife. And at the same time, wanting to ensure her son's future, she sues his estate for her son's education fund. While they are butting heads, they both discover that they were both deceived by him.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Carson Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Catherine Kennerly

Joanne Woodward

Nina Simon

Lindsay Wagner

Richard Kennerly

Richard Crenna

Ron Sandler

Mason Adams

Beth

Heather Langenkamp

Jack Blaine

John Considine

Peters

Albert Hague

Eric

R.J. Williams

Lila

Viveca Lindfors

Sam Cooper

Len Birman

Theona

Gloria Stroock

Maggie

Rosanna Huffman

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