Film

My First Wife

1984 · 1h 36m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John and Helen. It is also a film about our children and the future we offer them. Helen has decided to leave, and it is John who lacks the inner resources to cope with the impending tragedy. Slowly he is sucked into a tunnel of despair – fighting his conservative nature and the romantic memories of his married life.

John Hargreaves

John

Wendy Hughes

Helen

David Cameron

Tom

Anna Maria Monticelli

Hilary

Charles Tingwell

Helen's Father

Betty Lucas

Helen's Mother

Lucy Angwin

Lucy

Jon Finlayson

Bernard

Julia Blake

Kristin

Ron Falk

Psychiatrist

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Doctor

Linden Wilkinson

Doctor

Robin Lovejoy

John's Father

Lucy Uralov

John's Mother

Xenia Groutas

John's Sister

Renée Geyer

Barmaid

• Paul CoxDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Bob EllisScreenplay
• Jane BallantyneProducer
• Yuri SokolDirector of Photography
• Tim LewisEditor

Release date

September 12, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

M

Budget

$500,000

Genres

Drama

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