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Passions

Passions

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A man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little secret is revealed to the wife. She then sets out to make her and her son suffer by trying to throw them out of the house he bought for them but now it legally belongs to his wife. And at the same time, wanting to ensure her son's future, she sues his estate for her son's education fund. While they are butting heads, they both discover that they were both deceived by him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

01 October 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Catherine Kennerly

Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner

Nina Simon

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Richard Kennerly

Mason Adams

Mason Adams

Ron Sandler

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Beth

John Considine

John Considine

Jack Blaine

Albert Hague

Albert Hague

Peters

R.J. Williams

R.J. Williams

Eric

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Lila

Len Birman

Len Birman

Sam Cooper

Gloria Stroock

Gloria Stroock

Theona

Rosanna Huffman

Rosanna Huffman

Maggie

John Alvin

John Alvin

Minister

Hortensia Colorado

Hortensia Colorado

Maria

John Walcutt

John Walcutt

Tim

Jonathan Estrin

Jonathan Estrin

Dr. Persky

Linda Fernandez

Linda Fernandez

Secretary

Rick Richards

Rick Richards

Employee

Jessica Rains

Jessica Rains

Nurse

Catherine Bergstrom

Catherine Bergstrom

Grisswald

Cynthia Lea Clark

Cynthia Lea Clark

Scrub Nurse (uncredited)

Rick Karatas

Rick Karatas

Anthony (uncredited)

Regina McKee Redwing

Regina McKee Redwing

ICU Nurse (uncredited)

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