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The Stepford Wives is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Bryan Forbes released in USA on 12 february 1975 with Katharine Ross

The Stepford Wives (1975)

The Stepford Wives
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Released in USA 12 february 1975
Length 1h55
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Horror
Rating68% 3.448193.448193.448193.448193.44819

The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American science fiction–thriller film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name. It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman, and Tina Louise.

While the film was a moderate success at the time of release, it has grown in stature as a cult film over the years. Building upon the reputation of Levin's novel, the term "Stepford Wife" has become a popular science fiction concept and several sequels were shot, as well as a remake in 2004 using the same title, but rewritten as a comedy instead of a serious horror/thriller film.

Synopsis

Joanna Eberhart is a young wife who moves with her husband Walter (Peter Masterson) and two children from New York City to the idyllic Connecticut suburb of Stepford. Loneliness quickly sets in as Joanna, a mildly rebellious aspiring photographer, finds the women in town all look great and are obsessed with housework, but have few intellectual interests. The men all belong to the clubbish Stepford Men's Association, which Walter joins to Joanna's dismay. Neighbor Carol Van Sant's sexually submissive behavior to her husband Ted, and her odd, repetitive behavior after a car accident also strike Joanna as unusual.

Actors

Katharine Ross

(Joanna Eberhart)
Paula Prentiss

(Bobbie Markowe)
Peter Masterson

(Walter Eberhart)
Nanette Newman

(Carol Van Sant)
Tina Louise

(Charmaine Wimpiris)
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