A Second Chance

1976 | 105 minutes | 6.1 ★ (19)

A Second Chance
  • Overview

    Imprisoned as an accessory to murder, Catherine gives birth to a son she conceived in prison. Eighteen years later, her sentence served, she is reunited with the boy, Simon, who has remained in an orphanage the entire time. She is accompanied by toothsome prison buddy Sarah, and gradually these people whose lives have been frozen in time "thaw" and get on with the business of living.

  • Release Date

    30 September 1976

  • DirectingClaude Lelouch
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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