Roe vs. Wade (film)

Roe vs. Wade

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Written by Alison Cross
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Starring Holly Hunter
Amy Madigan
Theme music composer W.G. Snuffy Walden
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Gregory Hoblit
Alison Cross
Michael Manheim
Editor(s) Joe Ann Fogle
Elodie Keene
Cinematography Newton Thomas Sigel
Running time 100 minutes (US)
91 minutes (German TV broadcast)
Production company(s) NBC Productions
The Mannheim Company
Distributor National Broadcasting Company
Release
Original release May 15, 1989

Roe vs. Wade is a 1989 television film written by Alison Cross about the landmark 1973 court decision Roe v. Wade. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and stars Holly Hunter.

Plot

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.[1]

Cast

Production

Roe vs. Wade was filmed on 35 mm film with an aspect ratio of 1.33 : 1 and mixed in stereo.[2]

Release

The film first aired on NBC on May 15, 1989.[3] The German TV broadcast was edited down from 100 to 91 minutes.[4]

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