Absolute Strangers

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Absolute Strangers

1991

1h 36m

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Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a legal campaign to gain legal custody of the fetus.

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39 members

Acting

Henry Winkler

Marty Klein

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Patty Duke

Judge Ray

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Richard Kiley

Dr. RJ Cannon

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Audra Lindley

Anne Zusselman

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Karl Malden

Fred Zusselman

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Jennifer Hetrick

Nancy Klein

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Jayne Atkinson

Eleonor Barcroft

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Doris Belack

Fran

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Vasili Bogazianos

Dr. Sears

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Ron Frazier

Davis

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Steven Gilborn

Dr. Dalton

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Tony Jay

Weisfeld

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James Karen

Dr. X

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Mitchell Laurance

Stan

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Alan Oppenheimer

Stevenson

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Nancy Youngblut

Barbara Rice

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Joel Anderson

Reporter #1

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Kirk Baily

Arnie

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Adilah Barnes

Nurse Lawson

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Peter Boyden

Dr. Paul Syrmopoulos

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Lucy Butler

Dr. Ruth Williams

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Lynne Cormack

Joan Garner

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Pierre Epstein

Dr. Roland Pierson

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Richard Fancy

Justice Richard Marino

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Alexander Folk

Guard #1

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Cassy Friel

Arielle

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William Glover

Committee Man

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Michael Hampton-Cain

County Policeman

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Susan Merson

Dr. Natalie Kay

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Jordan Myers

Doctor #1

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Loyda Ramos

Committee Woman

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Gordana Rashovich

Kay Ford

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Ray Reinhardt

Dr. Tim Casey

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Sylvia Short

Nice Lady

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Deborah Strang

Tracy Jordan

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Andrew Walker

Reporter #2

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Joseph Whipp

Doctor #2

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Dan Ziskie

T.V. Show Host

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René Auberjonois

Quinn

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