Husbands (1970)

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A comedy about life, death and freedom.

A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.

• Released: 1970-12-08
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 171 votes

Directed by John Cassavetes.

Top cast

• Ben Gazzara as Harry
• Peter Falk as Archie Black
• John Cassavetes as Gus Demetri
• Jenny Runacre as Mary Tynan
• Jenny Lee Wright as Pearl Billingham
• Noelle Kao as Julie
• John Kullers as Red
• Meta Shaw Stevens as Annie
• Leola Harlow as Leola
• Delores Delmar as The Countess

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Husbands

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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