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4.3/10   62 votes
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Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
Writers:
William Inge (novel)
Polly Platt (writer)
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Release Date:
April 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and an young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions. | add synopsis
User Comments:
A forbidden love story in a time when racial tensions abound more

Cast

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Anne Heywood ... Evelyn Wyckoff

Donald Pleasence ... Dr. Steiner

Robert Vaughn ... Dr. Neal
Earl Holliman ... Ed Eckles

Carolyn Jones ... Beth
Ronee Blakley ... Betsy
Dorothy Malone ... Mildred

Doris Roberts ... Marie

John Lafayette ... Rafe Collins
Jocelyn Brando ... Mrs. Hemmings
R.G. Armstrong ... Mr. Hemmings
Dana Elcar ... Havermeyer

J. Patrick McNamara ... Chest Rollins
Gary Prendergast ... Marlon
Rip Clark ... Henry
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Secret Yearnings
The Shaming
The Sin
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Runtime:
UK:90 min | USA:105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A forbidden love story in a time when racial tensions abound, 30 October 1999
Author: hanoirocks from Toronto,Canada

Strong screenplay that did not require graphic sexual content to convey its message. A white woman has an affair with a black man and she initially tries to fight it....but its no use. One of the best films I have ever seen for honesty in portraying human sexuality but not too blatantly. Remember the little girl in Schindler's List that had the colored coat? Be on the lookout for the chalk scribbles on the sidewalk that conjure up a message that is equally as strong.

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