Wanda

Janus Films

1h 42m
- Crime
- Drama

Release Date: Jan 14, 1971

Wanda, a lonely housewife, drifts through mining country until she meets a petty thief who takes her in.

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2018 Re-release | Jul 20, 2018

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Director & Top Cast

Barbara Loden
Director

Barbara Loden
Wanda

Michael Higgins
Mr. Dennis

Dorothy Shupenes
Wanda's Sister

Peter Shupenes
Brother in Law

Jerome Thier
Husband

Marian Thier

Miss Godek

Anthony Rotell

Tony

M.L. Kennedy

Judge

Gerald Grippo

Court Clerk

Milton Gittleman

Factory Owner

Lila Gittleman

His Wife

Arnold Kanig

Traveling Salesman

Joe Dennis

Joe

Charles Dosinan

Father

Jack Ford

Mr. Anderson

Rozamond Peck

Mrs. Anderson

Susan Clark

Anderson Daughter

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

The mother of several small children feels lonely and isolated In, Pennsylvania's rust-belt, her husband works sporadically and as he's abandoned her so does she abandon her husband and children, spending time in bars picking up men. One night she meets a petty thief who treats her - in her thinking - better than she had ever been, but what kind — Huggo In grim, rust-belt Pennsylvania, Wanda is down and out. She works sporadically, has abandoned her husband and children, sleeps on her sister's couch, drinks and smokes too much, and goes home with men just to have a roof over her head. One night she walks into a bar after closing and finds a nervous Mr. Dennis pacing. She takes up with him, and he proves to be a criminal. They go on the road, visit his father, and he plans a robbery. He's rude and demanding; Wanda accepts his abuse docilely. What future does she have? —