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If Things Were Different

NR

DramaTV Movie

A woman tries to cope with her husband's emotional instability while also juggling a career as a local TV show director, her motherly duties, and an extramarital affair.

01-16-1980

1h 40m

If Things Were Different

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Robert Michael Lewis

Writers:: Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson

Production:: Bob Banner Associates, Worldvision

Key Crew

Producer:: Clyde Phillips

Art Direction:: Sydney Z. Litwack

Casting:: Hank McCann

Executive Producer:: Bob Banner

Producer:: Mark Lisson

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en

Main Cast

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