My Lover, My Son

May 13, 1970

1h 36m

★ 3.9

"I wish my mother would stop treating me like a man"

Overview

A woman deals with an unhappy marriage, the death of her lover, and her son's involvement in a crime.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Francesca Anderson

Romy Schneider

Robert

Donald Houston

James Anderson

Dennis Waterman

Julie

Patricia Brake

Sir Sidney Brent

Peter Sallis

Parks

William Dexter

Cicely Clarkson

Alexandra Bastedo

Macer - Francesca's lover

Mark Hawkins

Prostitute

Maggie Wright

Judge

Arthur Howard

Mrs. Woods

Janet Brown

Barman

Peter Gilmore

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