Product Details

• Actors: Sissy Spacek, Aidan Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Sheila McCarthy, Leon Russom
• Directors: Joan Micklin Silver
• Writers: William Nicholson
• Producers: Bill Pace, David C. Thomas, Lindsay Doran, Ronnie D. Clemmer, Sydney Pollack
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• VHS Release Date: July 10, 2001
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302562228
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #699,284 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo to the actors in this real life drama!, November 4, 1999

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This review is from: Private Matter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It is not often that a movie comes along that has this much grit and real life emotion. I think that both sides of the abortion issue can clearly see the agony this family went through because of the portrayals of Bob and Sherri Finkbine. God bless them and the brave director of this masterpiece!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 and a half stars, June 28, 2003

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Lori Kaminsky (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Matter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a great movie. It was based on a true story about a women who decided to get an abortion because there was something wrong with her baby. This was before abortion was legal and when word got out it caused quite a scandal, and the hospital couldn't do the abortion anymore (her doctor had recommended it, and the hospital had already done other abortions- I found it interesting that doctors and hospitals found ways to get around the abortion laws to do abortions before they were legal)

This movie was very emotional, as well a interesting and important historically.
I only wish it was out in dvd- and maybe with a documentary about what really happened, and about the history of abortions, and so on as the extras.
I highly recomend this movie.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Alright Movie, March 8, 2010

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Deborah Mckenzie (Mauldin, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Private Matter (DVD)

The movie was ok. It could have had a little more to the story line.