The Joy That Kills

The Joy That Kills
Genre	Drama Romance
Based on	"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Written by	Tina Rathborne Nancy Dyer
Directed by	Tina Rathborne
Starring	Frances Conroy Jeffrey DeMunn
Music by	Jed Feuer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Tina Rathborne Sue Felt Tony Mark
Cinematography	Misha Suslov
Editor	Cindy Kaplan
Running time	56 minutes
Production companies	Cypress Films Mark/Jett Productions
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	January 28, 1985 (1985-01-28)

The Joy that Kills is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. ^[1] It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 28, 1985. ^[2] The production was filmed at the Gallier House Museum in New Orleans. ^[2]

Cast

• Frances Conroy as Louise Mallard
• Jeffrey DeMunn as Brently Mallard
• Rosalind Cash as Maggie
• Elizabeth Franz as Josephine
• Patrick Horgan as Doctor LeBrun
• Lee Richardson as Louise’s father

References

1. "Joy That Kills". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. Corry, John (January 28, 1985). "TV Review: 'The Joy That Kills', On WNET". The New York Times .

External links

• The Joy That Kills at IMDb