Roses Are for the Rich (1987)

Name: Roses Are for the Rich
Director: Michael Miller
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1987-05-17
Duration: 3 h 2 min
Cast: Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur

Drama TV Movie

Director: Michael Miller

Cast: Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur

Runtime182 min

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In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.

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Rose Are for the Rich is a 1987 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama film starring Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur and Howard Duff. The film is directed by Michael Miller and written by Judith Paige Mitchell, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Jonell Lawson. It was originally broadcast on CBS on May 17 and 19, 1987.