A Woman Under the Influence poster
Director John Cassavetes
Writer John Cassavetes

A Woman Under the Influence

Drama1974

Tagline: A powerful, emotional look at love, marriage, compromise and life. So much truth and honesty in one motion picture will leave you emotionally exhausted.

Release Date: 1974-11-18

Duration: 155 minutes

Synopsis

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

Casting

  • Peter Falk
    Nick Longhetti
  • John Finnegan
    Clancy
  • Charles Horvath
    Eddie
  • Matthew Labyorteaux
    Angelo Longhetti
  • Gena Rowlands
    Mabel Longhetti
  • Vincent Barbi
    Gino
  • Mario Gallo
    Harold Jensen
  • Xan Cassavetes
    Adrienne Jensen
  • Elsie Ames
    Principal
  • John Hawker
    Joseph Morton