A Brand New Life is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Sam O'Steen. It stars Cloris Leachman and Martin Balsam. Leachman won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance.Welsivian, Steven R. (21 May 1973). Fosse Adds Emmy to Oscar and Tony; ‘The Waltons’ Best Drama Series, The New York Times
Plot A middle-aged couple faces the impending birth of their first child.
Cast Cloris Leachman as Victoria Douglas Martin Balsam as Jim Douglas Marge Redmond as Eleanor Gene Nelson as Harry Mildred Dunnock as Mother Wilfred Hyde-White as Mr. Berger Barbara Colby as Jessica Hiller
Release The movie debuted on ABC on February 20, 1973, as the "ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week". It was the ninth-most viewed primetime offering of the week in the United States, with a 23.6 rating.(27 June 2010). Nielsen Top 10, February 19th – February 25th, 1973, Television Obscurities Syndication The film was screened in Rhodesia on RTV Salisbury on August 14, 1976 with a PG rating., Look & Listen Vol. 11 No. 24, August 8-14, 1976 Reception The film received positive reviews, with Howard Thompson of The New York Times stating, "most made-for-TV movies emerge like assembly-line lard, but 'A Brand New Life' is a joy" and calling it "literate, moving, amusing and genuinely sophisticated in its quiet, observant wisdom."Thompson, Howard (20 February 1973). TV: ‘Brand New Life’ Proves a Compliment to A.B.C. Viewers, The New York Times
See also List of American films of 1973
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