Limbo (1972 film)
Limbo is a 1972 film drama, directed by Mark Robson, about three wives whose husbands are missing in action in Vietnam. It stars Kate Jackson, Kathleen Nolan and Katherine Justice. It is based on a story by Joan Micklin Silver inspired by interviews Silver conducted with actual P.O.W. and M.I.A. wives, which was serialized in McCall's magazine. Silver shares screenplay credit with James Bridges.
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Written by | Joan Micklin Silver(original story, initial screenplay) James Bridges |
| Starring | Kate Jackson |
Production company | Omaha Orange The Filmkers Group |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Three women in Florida have husbands serving in Vietnam who are reported missing in action.
Mary Kay Beull (played by Kathleen Nolan) has four children, the eldest of whom treats her with increasing hostility as she develops a friendship with Phil Garrett, a school teacher. Sharon Dornbeck (played by Katherine Justice) is married to a soldier in the Air Force and has received a telegram reporting that he has been killed. Sandy Lawton (played by Kate Jackson) was wed just two weeks before her lieutenant husband went off to Vietnam.
The three women travel to Paris together to attend a Vietnam peace conference. To their shock, a film is shown there depicting the atrocities committed by American soldiers against Vietnamese civilians. A horrified Mary Kay becomes an anti-war advocate, even testifying before a committee in Washington, D.C.
Proof ultimately is provided that the deaths of Mary Kay's husband and Sharon's have indeed been confirmed. Sandy's, however, is released in a weakened condition from a prisoner-of-war camp and she eagerly awaits his return home.
Cast
- Kathleen Nolan as Mary Kay Beull
- Katherine Justice as Sharon Dornbeck
- Kate Jackson as Sandy Lawton
- Stuart Margolin as Phil