The War Widow

The War Widow
Genre	Drama
Written by	Harvey Perr
Directed by	Paul Bogart
Starring	Pamela Bellwood Frances Lee McCain Tim Matheson Maxine Stuart Nan Martin
Music by	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Barbra Schultz
Editor	Roy Stewart
Running time	85 minutes
Production company	KCET
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	October 28, 1976

The War Widow is a 1976 television film directed by Paul Bogart and starring Pamela Bellwood, Frances Lee McCain, Tim Matheson, Maxine Stuart, and Nan Martin. Originally broadcast by KCET, Los Angeles (then a PBS affiliate) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions KCET", the film is set during World War I. It is the story of Amy, a proper, but lonely housewife whose husband is away at war. She finds solace in a friendship with a more worldly female photographer, only to have her entire world turned upside down when the friendship becomes genuine love and she is forced to choose. The first lesbian love story on mainstream American television, it was written by Harvey Perr.

External links

• The War Widow at IMDb