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I Thank a Fool

Released Sep 14, 1962 1h 40m Drama List
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After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane (Peter Finch), hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane (Diane Cilento). Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father (Cyril Cusack) reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

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Synopsis After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane (Peter Finch), hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane (Diane Cilento). Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father (Cyril Cusack) reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.
Director
Robert Stevens
Producer
Anatole de Grunwald
Screenwriter
Karl Tunberg
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 14, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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