Main Cast: Karen Grassle, LeVar Burton, Mike Farrell, Chip Fields, Joan Blondell
Release Year: 1978
Country: US
Run Time: 98 minutes
Plot
Battered concentrates upon three female victims of spousal abuse. Chip Fields is the new wife of struggling young Levar Burton. Joan Blondell is the alcoholic middle-aged spouse of the equally bibilous Howard Duff. And Karen Grassle (who cowrote the screenplay) is married to Ivy leaguer Mike Farrell. While a bit too cut-and-dried, Battered handles the issues at hand with intelligence and an avoidance of sensationalism. Made for television, the film debuted September 26, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Howard Duff - Bill Thompson; Diana Scarwid - Doris Thompson; Keith Mitchell - Stevie Hawks; Ketty Lester - Helen; Leonard Barr - Prof. Jeremiah Hayden; Kres Mersky - Della; Alex Colon - Carlos; Barbara Bishop - Woman in Kitchen; Sally Struthers; Dennis Weaver
Credit
Daniel Lomino - Art Director, Peter Werner - Director, Carol Littleton - Editor, Henry Jaffe - Executive Producer, Don Peake - Composer (Music Score), John Loggia - Production Designer, John Bailey - Cinematographer, Michael Jaffe - Producer, Karen Grassle - Screenwriter, Cynthia L. Sears - Screenwriter
