
When the Vows Break
1995-11-01 · 120 min · ★ 4.0
Patty Duke plays a divorced woman who goes to law school to defend herself in court after a chauvinistic judge awards her rotten husband their property.
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- Directors
- Eric Till
- Production companies
- Crescent Entertainment, Marian Rees Associates, Victor Television Productions
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Patty DukeBarbara Parker
Donnelly RhodesGene
Linda DanoHelene
Art HindleArt Parker
Megan LeitchSusan
Malcolm StewartBen Cabell
Robin GammellJudge Wendell Adams
Scott BellisStan
Robert ClothierCourt of Appeals Judge
William B. DavisDr. Alexander
Hrothgar MathewsDale Kaminsky
Marrett GreenNewscaster
Benita HaNurse Donna
Chris HumphreysLeon Frank
P. Lynn JohnsonMarilyn Webb
Karin KonovalSybill
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