''Madame X'' is a 1981 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made fo ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Robert Ellis Miller Robert Ellis Miller (July 18, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was an American film director. Filmography * '' Breaking Point'' (1963) - TV Series * '' Any Wednesday'' (1966) * '' Sweet November'' (1968) * '' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1968 ...

and starring

Tuesday Weld Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August 27, 1943) is an American actress and model. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960. Over t ...

. It is based on the 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848-1912).

Plot

A woman is thrown out of her home by her mother-in-law and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her daughter (it was her son in all other versions), who does not know who she is.

Cast

as Holly Richardson * Jeremy Brett as Dr. Terrence Keith *

Len Cariou Leonard Joseph Cariou (; born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor and stage director, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', for which he won the Tony Award ...

as John Abbott *

Martina Deignan Martina Deignan is an American actress. She played Jackie Parks on NBC's soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' from January to May 1985. Career Prior to joining '' Santa Barbara'', Martina had a starring role as the fifth Dr. Annie Stewart Ward on '' ...

as Elizabeth Reeves *

Robert Hooks Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone, he founded The Negro Ensemble Company. The Negro Ensemble Company is credited with the laun ...

as Dist. Atty. Roerich *

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story'' (1951), and ''Interrupted Melody'' (1955), the first ...

as Katherine Richardson *

Jerry Stiller Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015 ...

as Burt Orland * Robin Strand as Willy Dwyer * Granville Van Dusen as Clay Richardson * Norman Bartold as Judge Tom Matlock * Raleigh Bond as Captain Costa *

Stanley Brock Stanley Eis (July 7, 1931 – January 25, 1991), known professionally as Stanley Brock, was an American film and television actor. He played Howie Hoffstedder on 78 episodes of the American daytime soap opera broadcast ''Days of Our Lives''. He ...

as Arthur Penrose * Camilla Carr as Kit * Pola Miller as Bejay Matlock *

Tony Plana José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game ''Grim ...

as Senor Rueda

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* 1981 television films 1981 films 1981 drama films American films based on plays Films directed by Robert Ellis Miller Films with screenplays by Edward Anhalt NBC network original films Universal Pictures films American drama television films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub

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