Secrets of Three Hungry Wives is a 1978 American television thriller film directed by Gordon Hessler, and starring Jessica Walter, Gretchen Corbett, Eve Plumb, and Heather MacRae. It was one of the later scripts written by Jo Heims prior to her death from breast cancer. Alan Surgal finished the script.[1]
| Secrets of Three Hungry Wives | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Jo Heims |
| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
| Starring | |
| Music by | John Carl Parker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Robert A. Papazian[2] |
| Cinematography | William Cronjager[2] |
| Editor | Gary Griffen[2] |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Production companies | Penthouse Productions (as Penthouse Productions, Inc. Cine Guarantors Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 9, 1978[1] |
Plot
editThree married women become suspects when a man they all had an affair with is murdered.
Cast
edit- Jessica Walter as Christina Wood
- Gretchen Corbett as Karen McClure
- Eve Plumb as Vicki Wood
- Heather MacRae as Lynn Briskin
- James Franciscus as Mark Powers
- Craig Stevens as Bill McClure
- Raymond St. Jacques as Detective Inspector George Dunbar
Reception
editKevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times said the film "offers compassionate comment, not social criticism, along with its supense."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Thomas, Kevin (October 9, 1978). "TV MOVIE REVIEW: Three Wives Had Motive in 'Secrets'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. F18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Secrets of Three Hungry Wives". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Secrets of Three Hungry Wives". AllMovie. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
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