Visions (1976)
Weekly anthology series of original dramas, often with period settings.
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Episode 1 - Two Brothers
Release Date: 21 Oct. 1976Two brothers, one played by Judd Hirsh, has a troubled relationship with his on-screen brother D. Speilberg, who is a medical doctor, but suffers from schizophrenia. Hirsh tries to help his brother, but is helpless in the face of the disease. The brother has moments of clarity, and at one point in the story, saves a man's life on a highway after he's been in a serious auto accident. The mother is played convincingly, and this drama from the TV anthology series Visions is powerful and moving.
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Episode 2 - The War Widow
Release Date: 28 Oct. 1976Originally broadcast by KCET (PBS) on their dramatic showcase series, "Visions," this sweet, quiet film is set during World War I. It is the story of Amy, a proper, but lonely housewife whose husband is away at war. She finds solace in a friendship with a more worldly female photographer, only to have her entire world turned upside down when the friendship becomes genuine love and she is forced to choose. Groundbreaking for its powerful yet non-prurient portrayal of lesbian first love.
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Episode 3 - El Corrido
Release Date: 4 Nov. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 4 - Gold Watch
Release Date: 11 Nov. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 5 - Liza's Pioneer Diary
Release Date: 18 Nov. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 6 - The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike
Release Date: 25 Nov. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 7 - Life Among the Lowly
Release Date: 2 Dec. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 8 - Pennsylvania Lynch
Release Date: 9 Dec. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 9 - Scenes from the Middle Class
Release Date: 16 Dec. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 10 - The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Release Date: 23 Dec. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 11 - The Tapestry/Circles
Release Date: 30 Dec. 1976Add a Plot
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Episode 12 - The Gardener's Son
Release Date: 6 Jan. 1977Add a Plot
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Episode 13 - The Prison Game
Release Date: 13 Jan. 1977Add a Plot