The Joy That Kills (1985)
56m
Running Time
January 28, 1985Release Date
The Joy That Kills (1985)
56m
Running Time
January 28, 1985Release Date
Plot.
Adaptation of Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," about a woman feeling relief at the news of her husband's death.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
Cast & Crew.

Frances Conroy
Louise Mallard

Jeffrey DeMunn
Brently Mallard

Rosalind Cash
Maggie

Robert Costley
George

Elizabeth Franz
Aunt Josephine

Patrick Horgan
Dr. Le Brun

Ann M. Masson
Eugenie Le Brun

Ashley McMurry
Child Louise

Lee Richardson
Louise's Father

Patrick Tovatt
Richards

Jed Feuer
Music

Cindy Kaplan Rooney
Editor

Tina Rathborne
Director

Mikhail Suslov
Director of Photography

Tina Rathborne
Director / Writer

Nancy Dyer
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
The Joy that Kills is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 28, 1985. The production was filmed at the Gallier House Museum in New Orleans.