Right to Die
1987, English. Directed by Paul Wendkos.
Emily Bauer (Raquel Welch) is a successful psychologist with a happy home life who is suddenly stricken with the dreaded neurological affliction ALS (aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease"). At first, she is determined to fight for her life, but as her conditions deteriorates and she becomes more of a human vegetable, Ms. Welch begs her husband (Michael Gross) to help her die.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 12 August 1987
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Who directed Right to Die?
Right to Die (1987) was directed by Paul Wendkos and stars Raquel Welch, Michael Gross, Bonnie Bartlett.