Battered

Battered

Battered

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Battered

1978

1h 40m

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Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.

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30 members

Acting

Karen Grassle

Susannah Hawks

Karen Grassle

Acting

LeVar Burton

Andrew Sinclair

LeVar Burton

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Mike Farrell

Michael Hawks

Mike Farrell

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Chip Fields

Ginny Sinclair

Chip Fields

Acting

Joan Blondell

Edna Thompson

Joan Blondell

Acting

Fred Jay Gordon

Len

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Howard Duff

Bill Thompson

Howard Duff

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Diana Scarwid

Doris Thompson

Diana Scarwid

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Keith Coogan

Stevie Hawks

Keith Coogan

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Ketty Lester

Helen

Ketty Lester

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Leonard Barr

Prof. Jeremiah Hayden

Leonard Barr

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Kres Mersky

Della

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Alex Colon

Carlos

Alex Colon

Writing

Barbara Bishop

Woman in Kitchen

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Rutanya Alda

Unknown Role

Rutanya Alda

Acting

Norman Bartold

Unknown Role

Norman Bartold

Acting

Michael Bond

Unknown Role

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Jody Carter

Unknown Role

Jody Carter

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Ali Giron

Battered Woman in Shelter

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Lorry Goldman

Unknown Role

Lorry Goldman

Acting

Virginia Leith

Unknown Role

Virginia Leith

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Betty McGuire

Unknown Role

Betty McGuire

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Arthur Rosenberg

Unknown Role

Arthur Rosenberg

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Nancy Stephens

Unknown Role

Nancy Stephens

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Gloria Stuart

Unknown Role

Gloria Stuart

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Esther Sutherland

Woman in Nursery

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Alene Wilson

Sinclair Daughter

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William Wintersole

Dr. McCandless

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Patrick Wright

Unknown Role

Patrick Wright

Acting

Paul Schumacher

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

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