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A Brand New Life is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Sam O'Steen. It stars Cloris Leachman and Martin Balsam.[2] Leachman won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance.[3][4]

A Brand New Life
Genre	Drama
Written by	Peggy Chantler Dick
Screenplay by	Jerome Kass[1] and Peggy Chantler Dick
Directed by	Sam O'Steen
Starring	Martin Balsam Cloris Leachman Marge Redmond Gene Nelson Mildred Dunnock Wilfred Hyde-White
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg
Cinematography	David M. Walsh
Editor	William H. Ziegler
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Tomorrow Entertainment
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	February 20, 1973 (1973-02-20)

Plot

A middle-aged couple faces the impending birth of their first child.

Cast

• Cloris Leachman as Victoria Douglas
• Martin Balsam as Jim Douglas
• Marge Redmond as Eleanor
• Gene Nelson as Harry
• Mildred Dunnock as Mother
• Wilfred Hyde-White as Mr. Berger
• Barbara Colby as Jessica Hiller

Release

The movie debuted on ABC on February 20, 1973 as the "ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week". It was the ninth-most viewed primetime offering of the week in the United States, with a 23.6 rating.[5] It received positive reviews, with Howard Thompson of The New York Times stating, "most made-for-TV movies emerge like assembly-line lard, but "A Brand New Life" is a joy," and calling it "literate, moving, amusing and genuinely sophisticated in its quiet, observant wisdom."[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1973

References

External links

• A Brand New Life at IMDb
• Movie on Youtube

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