Madame X (1981) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Robert Ellis Miller

Writers:

Jean Holloway (1966 screenplays)
Edward Anhalt (teleplay)

Release Date:

16 March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Thrown out of her home by a jealous husband, a woman sinks into degradation. Twenty years later, she...

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Remake Of Remake | Remake | Blackmail | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Tuesday Weld	...	Holly Richardson
Jeremy Brett	...	Dr. Terrence Keith
Len Cariou	...	John Abbott
Martina Deignan	...	Elizabeth Reeves
Robert Hooks	...	Dist. Atty. Roerich
Eleanor Parker	...	Katherine Richardson
Jerry Stiller	...	Burt Orland
Robin Strand	...	Willy Dwyer
Granville Van Dusen	...	Clay Richardson
Norman Bartold	...	Judge Tom Matlock
Raleigh Bond	...	Captain Costa
Stanley Brock	...	Arthur Penrose
Camilla Carr	...	Kit
Pola Miller	...	Bejay Matlock
Tony Plana	...	Senor Rueda

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12

Company:

Levenback-Riche Productions

Trivia:

Tuesday Weld replaced Susan Blakely.

Movie Connections:

Version of La femme (1910)

Tour De force performance by Ms Weld!

It has been years since I viewed this film but it had such an impact on me when it appeared in 1981. The story paralleled so close to a very similar personal/family situation. Yes, this last version was by far the best ever. Tuesday Weld seemed to "not be seen" for a while then she mysteriously appeared in this movie, wow! The fact that it was up to date made it even more real. I recall the scene where she meets Jerry Stiller's character in a very cheap, run-down apartment building. At this point Ms Weld's already in a boozed & drug-induced haze and practically fights for her bottle. The real drama sets in as Stiller's character tries to reach out to her but to no avail. In her drunken stupor she mumbles something about having a daughter & family, no one seems to believe her. I think she even over-doses in a scene. Be sure to take lots of tissue, this is a major tear jerker! A must see and still holds up quite well to this day! I am certain Tuesday Weld received an award and critical acclaim for this role and deservedly so. Get the DVD if it exists!