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Shattered Dreams (1990)

Shattered Dreams (1990)

Drama Crime TV Movie

She Discovered a Stranger in the House... Her Husband.

Release Date: 1990, May 13
Directors: Robert Iscove
Countries: United States of America
Production: Carolco Pictures, CBS, CBS
Cast: Tom Dahlgren, Larry Carroll, James Karen, Michael Nouri, Marianne Curan, Lou Felder, Bryan Clark, Edwina Moore, Ken Jenkins, Patricia Place, Robert Rigamonti, Lindsay Wagner

Overview:

Charlotte marries John. Things seem ok; John has a good job and he's going up in the world, working for the government. But every so often he loses his temper and Charlotte gets the brunt of his anger. During the 18 year course of their marriage, there are at least 8 incidents of physical abuse and countless of mental. Charlotte's family and friends tell her to leave John but she keeps going back, most likely because he has convinced her that she would be nothing without him. It finally explodes in a big divorce battle balancing on the cases of abuse.