The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
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| The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll |
| Written by | Loring Mandel |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring | Marlo Thomas Kris Kristofferson |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English language |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Marlo Thomas |
| Producer | John Nicolella |
| Production locations | Chicago Mettawa, Illinois |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Editor | Phillip Schopper |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production companies | CBS Entertainment Production Cornworld Open Road |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 24, 1984 |
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck is a 1984 television film directed by Simon Langton. The film, starring Marlo Thomas and Kris Kristofferson, is based on the 1974 novel The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, and has been released on VHS under the title Act of Passion.
Plot
[edit]Kathryn Beck is the owner of a small catering business in small-town America who spends the night with a man named Ben Cole, who unknown to her is a suspected bank robber and Weatherman terrorist. After he leaves, the police burst into her house, hold her as a witness and ridicule her. When the media report about her rendezvous, and call her a terrorist lover, Kathryn must try her best to save her image.
Cast
[edit]- Marlo Thomas as Kathryn Beck
- Kris Kristofferson as Ben Cole
- George Dzundza as Lt. DeCarlo
- Jon DeVries as Bob Fuhrman
- David Rasche as Donald Catton
- Linda Thorson as Cory Fuhrman
- Edward Winter as Carl Macaluso
- Randy Rocca as Detective Gary Astarte
- Christine Estabrook as Janet Reiss
- Steven Williams as Les Averback
- Ron Parady as James McLandish
Production
[edit]Marlo Thomas, who served as an executive producer, pitched the story to CBS and personally recruited Kris Kristofferson for the male lead. In an interview, she said that the role was written with him in mind; she gave him the script at 7 pm; according to her, he called her at midnight to accept the role.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marlo Thomas Liked Role in 'Lost Honor' Role for TV by Jerry Buck, The Lewiston Daily Sun, January 20, 1984. p. 20.
External links
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- American drama films
- Films based on German novels
- Films based on works by Heinrich Böll
- Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal
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- Films directed by Simon Langton
- 1980s English-language films
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