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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
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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
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
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.
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter is a 1979 television film drama directed by Milton Katselas. It stars Bette Davis and Gena Rowlands as a mother and daughter, long estranged, who attempt to repair their relationship when the daughter is diagnosed with cancer.
When a woman's son goes missing and the prime suspect is released due to lack of evidence, she and her teenage daughter decide to play vigilante.
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.
