Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, The (1977) TV Movie

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) TV Movie
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Charles Cyphers, Charles Robinson, Frances Lee McCain, Lawrence Pressman, Lorne Greene, Marisa Pavan

Parallel Lives (1994) TV Movie

Parallel Lives (1994) TV Movie
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Helen Slater, Jack Klugman, James Belushi, James Brolin, LeVar Burton, Lindsay Crouse, Liza Minnelli, Matthew Perry, Mira Sorvino, Patricia Wettig, Paul Sorvino

Letter to Three Wives, A (1985) TV Movie

"A Letter to Three Wives" is a modernized version of the classic 1949 theatrical film of the same name. While on a charity picnic, the wives of three well-to-do men each receive a letter from a fourth woman, a flashy divorcée named Addie (who is never seen). With calculated sweetness and sympathy, Addie informs the ladies that she is about to run off with the husband of one of them. In flashback, each wife recalls her marriage, wondering if it is she who is about to be divested of her husband (and simultaneously asking herself why this might be happening). Loni Anderson, Michele Lee, and Stephanie Zimbalist star in the roles played by Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, and Jeanne Crain (respectively) in the 1949 film. Ann Sothern herself is seen as the mother of Anderson's character, a part originally essayed by Connie Gilchrist. Johnny Mandel earned an Emmy nomination for his musical score, which is virtually the only real improvement on the 1949 version. "A Letter to Three Wives" first aired December 16, 1985, on NBC.

A Letter to Three Wives  (1985) TV Movie

Cast: Ann Sothern, Ben Gazzara, Doris Roberts, Karen Austin, Loni Anderson, Michael Gross, Michele Lee, Stephanie Zimbalist

Downpayment on Murder (1987) TV Movie

"Downpayment on Murder" is a fact-based TV movie starring Connie Sellecca as a battered wife. For ten years she has been the punching bag of her real-estate agent husband, played with brilliant repugnance by Ben Gazzara. When Connie moves out, Gazzara is convinced that it's because of another man; his twisted ego suffers a further blow when she is given custody of the children and police protection. With the help of a security guard with mob connections, Gazzara hires a hit man (G.W.Bailey) to kill his estranged wife. Down payment on Murder is drawn out far too long to sustain its suspense, but its neat surprise ending compensates for the duller passages. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Downpayment on Murder (1987) TV Movie

Cast: Ben Gazzara, Connie Sellecca, Conrad Bachmann, David Morse, G.W. Bailey, Jonathan Banks, Miguel Ferrer