My Brother's Wife

"Before she married his brother, she was the love of his life."

1989 1h 36m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV MovieRomance

Synopsis

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Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney first love meets him and they go to the club where they first met. And Barney recalls how things kept them apart like his need to act out at his father. And his fear of commitment.

“Before she married his brother, she was the love of his life.”

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Cast

John Ritter
Barney
Mel Harris
Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher
Dakin Matthews
Charles Rusher
Lee Weaver
David Byron
Billy Rusher
Polly Bergen
Myra Gilbert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Bender
Writers: A.R. Gurney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jack Bender, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laura Karpman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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John Ritter and Mel Harris and Dakin Matthews carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Before she married his brother, she was the love of his life.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Jack Bender directs. Neil Roach behind the camera. Laura Karpman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jack Bender, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Laura Karpman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5John Ritter and Mel Harris and Dakin Matthews carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Before she married his brother, she was the love of his life.".
7IMDB entry: tt0097936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.