We Were the Mulvaneys (film)

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We Were The Mulvaneys
Directed by Peter Werner
Written by Joyce Eliason
Based on We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates
Starring Beau Bridges
Blythe Danner
Tammy Blanchard
Music by Patrick Williams
Distributed by Lifetime
Release date
  • 8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)
LanguageEnglish

We Were the Mulvaneys is a 2002 American television film directed by Peter Werner, written by Joyce Eliason, and starring Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner and Tammy Blanchard. It is based on the book of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. It premiered on Lifetime Television, and was nominated for three Emmys.

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We Were the Mulvaneys was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.


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