

Battered
1978-09-26 · 100 min · ★ 9.0
Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.
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- Directors
- Peter Werner
- Production companies
- Charles Fries Productions, Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Karen GrassleSusannah Hawks
LeVar BurtonAndrew Sinclair
Mike FarrellMichael Hawks
Chip FieldsGinny Sinclair
Joan BlondellEdna Thompson
Howard DuffBill Thompson
Diana ScarwidDoris Thompson
Keith CooganStevie Hawks
Ketty LesterHelen
Leonard BarrProf. Jeremiah Hayden
Alex ColonCarlos
Rutanya Alda
Norman Bartold
Jody Carter
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