The story
Warren Odom, a rich Southern gentleman, is left in a state of shock when his wife, Helen, leaves him unexpectedly. With Helen gone, Warren's kindhearted teenage daughter, Lucille, cares for him and tries to cheer him up. Warren slowly starts to recover, and begins a relationship with another woman, Vera Delmage. However, his life is complicated when his older daughter, Rae, arrives in town pregnant.
Cast & crew
Albert FinneyWarren Odom
Jill ClayburghHelen Odom
Kathryn ErbeLucille Odom
Kyle MacLachlanBilly McQueen
Piper LaurieVera Delmage
Ethan HawkeWayne Frobiness
Suzy AmisRae Odom
Alfre WoodardRhody Poole
Leon PridgenTick
Dave HagerParnell MeadeRamona Ward
Ramona WardSharon
Wayne DehartSam PooleExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Alfred Uhry
- Director
- Bruce Beresford
- Producer
- Richard D. Zanuck
- Producer
- Lili Fini Zanuck
- Editor
- Mark Warner
- Director of Photography
- Peter James
- Original Music Composer
- Georges Delerue