Limbo (1972 film)

Limbo
Directed by	Mark Robson
Written by	Joan Micklin Silver(original story, initial screenplay) James Bridges
Starring	Kate Jackson
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	Anita Kerr
Production companies	Omaha Orange The Filmkers Group
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 1972 (1972-11)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Limbo is a 1972 American drama film 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.

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 pilot 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.

Mary Kay and Sharon's husbands are ultimately confirmed to be dead. 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

See also

• List of American films of 1972

External links

• Limbo at IMDb