

Finnegan Begin Again
1985-02-24 · 115 min · ★ 6.5
A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship with an aging newspaperman.
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- Directors
- Joan Micklin Silver
- Production companies
- Consolidated Productions, HBO Films, Jennie & Co., Zenith Entertainment
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mary Tyler MooreLiz DeHaan
Robert PrestonMike Finnegan
Sam WaterstonPaul Broadbent
Sylvia SidneyMargaret
David HuddlestonJack Archer
Bob GuntonChristian Jameson
Giancarlo EspositoIntruder
Russell HortonMort
Avery BrooksDude on Bus
Peter FriedmanJohn Jewell
Jon DeVriesDr. Binder
Frederick StrotherElias Williams
Ron McLartyLeo the Bartender
Judith DrakeYoung Woman in Hospital BedTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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