A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (DVD) 1972 - Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Elizabeth Robillard, Sheila Gish, Joan Hickson, Murray Melvin and Jean Marsh

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 1972 DVD (Region 1 Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc) Color. Full Frame. Starring: Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Elizabeth Robillard , Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish, Joan Hickson, Murray Melvin, Jean Marsh. Written by Peter Nichols (based on his play). Directed by Peter Medak. Married couple Bri (Alan Bates) and Sheila (Janet Suzman) have a daughter named Josephine (Elizabeth Robillard) who was born with severe cerebral palsy. Although the wheelchair-bound Jo is unable to move or speak, Sheila insists there is some possibility her daughter could get better. Bri, who deals with his emotional suffering through vicious black humor, has no such hopes and grows increasingly preoccupied with horrific fantasies about ending the family's suffering once and for all. Show more