Uncommon Women and Others (1979)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 20, 1979Release Date
Uncommon Women and Others (1979)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 20, 1979Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Holyoke, and weigh their goals and aspirations against their lives.
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Cast & Crew.
Jill Eikenberry
Kate Quin
Ann McDonough
Samantha Stewart
Alma Cuervo
Holly Kaplan
Swoosie Kurtz
Rita Altabel
Ellen Parker
Muffet DiNicola
Merrily Mossman
Director
Josephine Nichols
Mrs. Plumm
Steven Robman
Director
Cynthia Herman
Susie Friend
Wendy Wasserstein
Writer
Meryl Streep
Leilah
Phylis Geller
Producer
Phylis Geller
Producer
Anna Thomson
Carter
Alexander Scourby
Narrator (voice)
James Tilton
ProductionDesigner
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Costume Design
Margaret Sunshine
Makeup Artist
Ralph Holmes
Lighting Technician
Edythe Brownstein
Editor
Philip F. Falcone
Sound
Details.
Wiki.
Uncommon Women and Others is a 1978 made-for-television film (based upon the play of the same name. Wendy Wasserstein wrote both the original play as well as the teleplay for the televised production. It was shown in May, 1978 as part of the Great Performances series on PBS. It was directed by Steven Robman and included all of the original cast from the 1977 Off-Broadway debut (with the exception of Glenn Close who was replaced by Meryl Streep).