Games Mother Never Taught You

1982 1h 44m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Hard-working career wife Laura becomes the first female executive in an all-male office and is dismayed to find she now has to learn the rules of the corporate game.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Loretta Swit
Laura Bentells
Sam Waterston
David Bentells
David Spielberg
Alan Porter
Edward Grover
Pete Kelsey
Bill Morey
Duke Shirmer
Christopher Allport
Steve Clark
Madlyn Rhue
Elaine Porter
Robert Brown
Warren Faber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Philips
Writers: Liz Coe
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Philips, shot by Kenneth Peach Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Jay Nicholson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Loretta Swit and Sam Waterston and David Spielberg carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lee Philips directs. Kenneth Peach Jr. behind the camera. George Jay Nicholson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Lee Philips, shot by Kenneth Peach Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor George Jay Nicholson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Loretta Swit and Sam Waterston and David Spielberg carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0083986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.