Octavia (film)

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Octavia
Directed by David Beaird
Written byDavid Beaird
Alan C. Fox
StarringSusan Curtis
Neil Kinsella
Jake Foley
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Octavia is a 1982 American film directed by David Beaird and starring Susan Curtis. [1]

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Plot

A young blind woman is neglected by her overbearing father, who blames her for her mother's death. One day an escaped criminal breaks into her father's home and turns the sheltered blind woman's world upside down.

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References

  1. "Octavia". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29.