The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

R 1993 · 180 min · ★ 6.3 · TV Movie, Drama, Romance

Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick. When the one woman he loves dies at the hands of her husband after he was sent a letter by Mason's wife, exposing the affair, Abel leaves her for good taking to the road and young Dick with him.

Directed by Michael Whyte · Written by Stan Barstow

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