Katherine (1975)

A harrowing look at the 60s and early 70s through the eyes of Katherine Alman, a wealthy debutante who slowly, but inexorably spirals down into a fight for the causes that shook a nation, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Kagan

Writer:

Jeremy Kagan

Stars:

Art Carney, Sissy Spacek, Henry Winkler

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Art Carney	...	Thornton Alman
Sissy Spacek	...	Katherine Alman
Henry Winkler	...	Bob Kline
Julie Kavner	...	Margot Weiss Goldman
Jane Wyatt	...	Emily Alman
Joe De Santis	...	Father Echeverra
Hector Elias	...	Juan
Jenny Sullivan	...	Liz Alman Parks
René Enríquez	...	Vega (as Rene Enriquez)
Mary Murphy	...	Miss Collins
Catlin Adams	...	Jessica (as Nira Barab)
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Julio
Barbara Harris	...	Lillian Colman (as Barbara Iley)
Ann Noland	...	Frizzy
Ta-Ronce Allen	...	Jennie

Storyline

A harrowing look at the 60s and early 70s through the eyes of Katherine Alman, a wealthy debutante who slowly, but inexorably spirals down into a fight for the causes that shook a nation, leading a path to the underground life.

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Plot Keywords:

experimental school | elopement | bomb | friendship between women | student | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Radical

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Jozak Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the life of Diana Oughton, daughter of a wealthy Illinois real estate owner and politician.

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Quotes

Katherine Alman: [speaking to the camera] I love this country. I've had the best it can offer and I've seen the worst it can be. And I'm committed to making America a better place - no matter what the cost.

User Reviews

Surprisingly Effective Docudrama!

Art Carney and Jane Wyatt are perfectly cast as the upscale Denver parents of Katherine Alman, a renegade revolutionary in the 1960s. She had a life of privilege but gave it all up to make the world a better place. In this film, she is played by the wonderful Sissy Spacek. Henry Winkler plays her boyfriend who is equally liberal in the film. Julie Kavner plays her college friend. There are others in the film. It's an okay film even though I had technical difficulties towards the end which I think left us hanging for more. According to the internet, it's loosely based on the life of Diana Oughton. Anyway, the film goes back and forth over Katherine's life in a beautiful estate in Denver, Colorado where she was raised with a horse, tennis court, and pool by loving and supportive parents to her college days. After college, she went to Peru where she taught to children and adults but she seen as a threat to the system. She returns to the United States where she teaches African American children in the South where she meets Henry Winkler's character. The movie returns to how she must conduct a final mission. It's chilling but the end is cut short. We never really know what her final mission is but we know who she was.