Genre Drama Music by Laurence Rosenthal | Directed by Simon Langton Country of origin United States | |
Written by Heinrich Böll (novel)
Loring Mandel Starring Marlo Thomas
Kris Kristofferson | ||
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck is a 1984 television film directed by Simon Langton. The film, starring Marlo Thomas and Kris Kristofferson, is based on the 1974 novel The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, and has been released on VHS under the title Act of Passion.
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Plot
Kathryn Beck is the owner of a small catering business in small-town America who spends the night with a guy named Ben Cole, who unbeknownst to her is a suspected bank robber and Weatherman terrorist. After he leaves, the police burst into her house, hold her as a witness and ridicule her. When the media report about her rendez-vous, and call her a terrorist lover, Kathryn must try her best to save her image.
Cast
Production
Marlo Thomas - who served as an executive producer - pitched the story to CBS herself, and personally recruited Kris Kristofferson for the male lead. In an interview she said that the role was written with him in mind; she gave him the script at 7 o'clock in the evening; according to her, he called her at midnight to accept the role.