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May 13, 1979 · Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter: Directed by Milton Katselas. With Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Ford Rainey, Donald Moffat. A woman who left home 20 years ago under acrimonious circumstances finds out that she is terminally ill.
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- Drama
- Milton Katselas
- 1979-05-13
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film directed by Milton Katselas and starring Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands. It was broadcast May 13, 1979 on CBS. Davis won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her performance. Plot
- Drama
A drama about a dying woman who returns to the home of her widowed mother after an absence of twenty years and how their bitter estrangement slowly turns to love. This double tour-de-force for Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands was a heralded first effort for writer Michael de Guzman, and premiered...
- Milton Katselas
- Bette Davis
Apr 9, 2022 · A tough New England widow’s (Bette Davis) quiet life is disrupted when she gets an unannounced visit from her estranged daughter (Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence) who had left home twenty years before on bad terms.
Two legends star in this simple, poignant made-for-television story of the acrimonious reunion of a mother (Bette Davis) with the daughter (Gena Rowlands) who left home 21 years prior. Bitterness turns to tolerance, which eventually, and cathartically, turns to love, with tragedy hanging in the balance.
- Milton Katselas
- Chris/Rose Productions
STRANGERS: THE STORY OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER was a deeply moving 1979 TV movie that brought the divine Bette Davis to the small screen near the end of her career.
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter. A woman (Gena Rowlands) returns to New England to visit her widowed mother (Bette Davis) she has not seen in 20 years.
- Drama
