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Haywire

Haywire

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Haywire

1980

3h 4m

6.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Based on the autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan, who grows up in the glamorous, cruel and emotionally unstable world of her parents.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Margaret Sullavan

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Leland Hayward

Deborah Raffin

Deborah Raffin

Brooke Hayward

Dianne Hull

Dianne Hull

Bridget Hayward

Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

William 'Bill' Hayward

Linda Gray

Linda Gray

Nan

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Kenneth Wagg

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

The TV Director

Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

Male Nurse

Dennis Holahan

Dennis Holahan

Bill II

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Tuchner
Written by: James Costigan
Peter Davis
Produced by: William Hayward

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