The Winter of Our Discontent (film)

The Winter of Our Discontent
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Genre	Drama
Based on	The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
Screenplay by	Michael De Guzman
Directed by	Waris Hussein
Starring	Donald Sutherland Teri Garr Tuesday Weld
Theme music composer	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	R.W. Goodwin
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Editor(s)	Fred A. Chulack
Running time	105 minutes
Production company(s)	Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions Lorimar Television
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06) (United States)

The Winter of Our Discontent is a 1983 made-for-TV movie directed by Waris Hussein based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.

Plot

The story is about a Long Islander named Ethan Allen Hawley (played by Donald Sutherland) who works as a clerk in a grocery store he used to own, but which is now owned by an Italian immigrant (played by Michael V. Gazzo). His wife (Teri Garr) and kids want more than what he can give them because of his lowly position.

He finds out that the immigrant that owns his store is an illegal alien, turns him into the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and receives the store by deceiving the immigrant. Ethan continues to have feelings of depression and anxiety brought about by his uneasy relationship with his wife and kids, risky flirtation with Margie Young-Hunt (Tuesday Weld), and consideration of a bank robbery scheme.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland as Ethan Hawley
• Teri Garr as Mary Hawley
• Tuesday Weld as Margie Young-Hunt
• Michael V. Gazzo as Marullo
• Richard Masur as Danny
• E.G. Marshall as Mr. Baker
• Kirk Brennan as Allen Hawley
• Amanita Hyldahl as Ellen Hawley
• Nan Martin as Mrs. Baker
• Macon McCalman as Reverend Sloane

External links

• The Winter of Our Discontent at IMDb
• The Winter of Our Discontent at AllMovie