The Joy That Kills | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Based on | "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin |
Written by | Tina Rathborne Nancy Dyer |
Directed by | Tina Rathborne |
Starring | Frances Conroy Jeffrey DeMunn |
Music by | Jed Feuer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producers | Tina Rathborne Sue Felt Tony Mark |
Cinematography | Misha Suslov |
Editor | Cindy Kaplan |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Production companies | Cypress Films Mark/Jett Productions |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | January 28, 1985 (1985-01-28) |
The Joy that Kills is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 28, 1985. The production was filmed at the Gallier House Museum in New Orleans.
Cast
- Frances Conroy as Louise Mallard
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Brently Mallard
- Rosalind Cash as Maggie
- Elizabeth Franz as Josephine
- Patrick Horgan as Doctor LeBrun
- Lee Richardson as Louise’s father
References
- "Joy That Kills". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ Corry, John (January 28, 1985). "TV Review: 'The Joy That Kills', On WNET". The New York Times.
External links
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