The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

• Director: Simon Langton
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• Genre: Drama
• Release Year: 1983
• Country: US
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Plot

This made-for-TV film is an Americanized remake of the 1975 German film The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (based on the novel by Heinrich Böll). Shorn of most of her movie-star glamour, Marlo Thomas plays Kathryn Beck, whose one-night stand with handsome Ben Cole (Kris Kristofferson) all but ruins her life. Cole is suspected of being a political terrorist; as a result, Kathryn is seized by the authorities and relentlessly questioned. Her ordeal intensifies when she becomes the target of a ruthless investigative reporter. When she seeks legal aid, Kathryn finds that her basic civil rights aren't even as well protected as those of the fugitive Cole. Act of Passion: Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck premiered on January 24, 1984, minus the Act of Passion portion of the title, which was added later to pump up rerun ratings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Dick Cusack; Jon de Vries; Christine Estabrook; David Rasche; Marlo Thomas - Kathryn Beck; Linda Thorson; Edward Winter; Kris Kristofferson - Ben Cole

Credit

Simon Langton - Director, Phillip Schopper - Editor, Marlo Thomas - Executive Producer, Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score), Peter Larkin - Production Designer, Gordon Willis - Cinematographer, John Nicolella - Producer, Loring Mandel - Screenwriter, Karl Miller - Screenwriter, Heinrich Böll - Book Author

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