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Roe vs. Wade (1989)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Gregory Hoblit

Synopsis

Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.

Actors

Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey
Chris Mulkey
Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Darryl Horwath
James Gammon
James Gammon
Jimmy Russell
Dion Anderson
Dion Anderson
Bob Flowers
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Jessie
Micole Mercurio
Micole Mercurio
Ida Russell
David Wohl
David Wohl
Terry Bowman
Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin
Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali
Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins
George Murdock
George Murdock
Supreme Court Judge
James Avery
James Avery
Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert
Supreme Court Judge
Kenneth Tigar
Kenneth Tigar
Supreme Court Judge
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower
Jerry

Crews

Gregory Hoblit
Gregory Hoblit
Director
Alison Cross
Alison Cross
Writer
Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director of Photography
Gregory Hoblit
Gregory Hoblit
Producer
Michael Manheim
Michael Manheim
Executive Producer
Alison Cross
Alison Cross
Co-Producer
Joe Ann Fogle
Joe Ann Fogle
Editor
Elodie Keene
Elodie Keene
Editor
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Casting
Hilda Stark
Hilda Stark
Production Design
Jon Gary Steele
Jon Gary Steele
Art Direction
Ronald R. Reiss
Ronald R. Reiss
Set Decoration
Betsy Cox
Betsy Cox
Costume Design
Leslie Shatz
Leslie Shatz
Supervising Sound Editor
David M. Ronne
David M. Ronne
Sound Mixer
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Script Supervisor

Posters and backgrounds

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