The War Widow
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.
| 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(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Barbra Schultz |
| Editor(s) | Roy Stewart |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Production company(s) | KCET |
| Distributor | PBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | October 28, 1976 |
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