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Roe vs. Wade
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Roe vs. Wade

1989-05-15 · 100 min · ★ 6.0

TV Movie · Drama

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.

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Directors
Gregory Hoblit
Production companies
The Mannheim Company, NBC Productions, NBC
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Holly HunterHolly HunterEllen Russell / Jane Doe
Amy MadiganAmy MadiganSarah Weddington
Chris MulkeyChris MulkeyRon Weddington
Terry O'QuinnTerry O'QuinnJay Floyd
Stephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyDarryl Horwath
James GammonJames GammonJimmy Russell
Dion AndersonDion AndersonBob Flowers
Kathy BatesKathy BatesJessie
Micole MercurioMicole MercurioIda Russell
David WohlDavid WohlTerry Bowman
Jerry HardinJerry Hardin
Daniel BenzaliDaniel Benzali
Ken JenkinsKen Jenkins
George MurdockGeorge MurdockSupreme Court Judge
James AveryJames Avery
Paul LambertPaul LambertSupreme Court Judge
Kenneth TigarKenneth TigarSupreme Court Judge
Glenn MorshowerGlenn MorshowerJerry
Annabella PriceAnnabella PriceLinda Coffey
Ward CostelloWard CostelloSupreme Court Judge

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