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Right of Way is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film written by Richard Lees and starring Bette Davis and James Stewart, and directed by George Schaefer. The film was originally broadcast on HBO on November 21, 1983. It was based on a play by Richard Lees of the same name.
Nov 21, 1983 · A TV movie about an elderly couple who plan to end their lives together and their daughter who tries to stop them. The film features the only co-starring of Bette Davis and James Stewart, and has three different endings.
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- Drama
- George Schaefer
- 1983-11-21
This made-for-cable movie, uniting two screen legends for the first time, deals with the conflict between an elderly couple who decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact when the wife learns she has a terminal illness, and their married daughter who, with the help of local social service.
- George Schaefer
- Bette Davis
The story of a woman her parents decision to take their lives together, Right of Way was deemed too controversial for its intended network television broadcast and instead became a successful...
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- 34.8K
- BDEyes81
Illness and their daughter (Melinda Dillon) force an elderly couple (Bette Davis, James Stewart) to take drastic steps to control their fates.
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- George Schaefer
- Drama
- Bette Davis
A TV movie starring Bette Davis and Jimmy Stewart as an elderly couple who plan to commit suicide together. Read the reviews from IMDb users who rated the film, commented on the plot, the actors and the topic of euthanasia.
Right of Way. 1983. 2 hr 0 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Bette Davis and James Stewart as an elderly couple who plan to commit joint suicide rather than risk dying separately. Ruda: Melinda Dillon.
