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Sexual Advances

Sexual Advances

Sexual harassment. It's just a story in the news until it happens to you.

1992•1h 40m•6.0/10
TV MovieDrama

Ratings

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6.0/10(1)

Drama about a happily married career woman who falls victim to a management power play involving sexual harassment by her sports-equipment company's in-house lawyer.

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Production

Carol Polakoff Productions Inc., Spelling Entertainment, ABC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Stephanie Zimbalist

Stephanie Zimbalist

Paula Pratt

William Russ

William Russ

Jack French

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Cliff Ripley

Réal Andrews

Réal Andrews

Soloman Bethune

Patrick James Clarke

Patrick James Clarke

Marshall Pratt

Deborah May

Deborah May

Rita

Sheelah Megill

Sheelah Megill

Loretta

Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Treadway

Veena Sood

Veena Sood

Rosalie

Peter Stebbings

Peter Stebbings

Chris

Catherine Zak

Jocelyn

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