Movie
A Woman Under the Influence
Overview
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
Details
- Release date
- 1974-11-18
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Faces International Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gena Rowlands as Mabel Longhetti
- Peter Falk as Nick Longhetti
- Fred Draper as George Mortensen
- Lady Rowlands as Martha Mortensen
- Katherine Cassavetes as Margaret Longhetti
- Matthew Labyorteaux as Angelo Longhetti
- Matthew Cassel as Tony Longhetti
- Christina Grisanti as Maria Longhetti
- George Dunn as Garson Cross
- Mario Gallo as Harold Jensen
- Eddie Shaw as Dr. Zepp
- Angelo Grisanti as Vito Grimaldi
Crew
- John Cassavetes - Director
- John Cassavetes - Writer
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