
Between Two Women
1986, English. Directed by Jon Avnet.
When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very happy with their union. In fact, Barbara tries to separate the couple. But, when Barbara suffers a debilitating stroke, Val's compassion and empathy mend the rift between two women, giving Barbara the will to survive. But will Barbara learn to love her daughter-in-law?
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jon AvnetDirector
- Farrah FawcettVal Petherton
- Colleen DewhurstBarbara Petherton
- Michael NouriHarry Petherton
- Bridgette AndersenKate Petherton
- Danny CorkillSandy Petherton
- Steven HillTeddy Petherton
- Terry O'QuinnDr. Wallace
- Kenneth DanzigerCharles
- Carmen ArgenzianoRobert Walker
- Jayne AtkinsonCast
- Lora StaleyCast
- Angelica AndersenYoung Kate
Details
- Released
- 10 March 1986
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Jon Avnet, Larry Grusin
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Between Two Women runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Between Two Women isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 March 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Between Two Women?
Between Two Women (1986) was directed by Jon Avnet and stars Farrah Fawcett, Colleen Dewhurst, Michael Nouri.