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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gilbert Cates released in USA on 21 october 1973 with Joanne Woodward
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
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Add to a movie listSummer Wishes, Winter Dreams is a 1973 Technicolor film which tells the story of a New York City housewife who rethinks her relationships with her husband, her children and her mother. The movie stars Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney and Teresa Hughes, was written by Stewart Stern, and directed by Gilbert Cates.
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams garnered nominations for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Joanne Woodward) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sylvia Sidney).
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This script must be run from the command lineActors
Joanne Woodward
(Rita Walden)
Martin Balsam
(Harry Walden)
Sylvia Sidney
(Mrs. Pritchard - Rita's Mother)
Nancy Andrews
(Mrs. Hungerford)
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