The Solitary Man

(CBS, 10/9/1979, 120 mins). A blue collar “Kramer vs. Kramer,” this drama focuses on a family man’s adjustment after his wife of 15 years one day blurts out that she wants a divorce and leaves him to construct a new life. The original title: “An Unmarried Man.”

Production Companies John Conboy Productions, CBS Entertainment Productions. Director John Llewellyn Moxey. Executive Producer John Conboy. Producer Charles B. Fitz Simmons. Teleplay Jim Byrnes. Photography Robert L. Morrison. Music Jack Elliot. Editor Arthur D. Hilton. Production Designer Kirk Axtell.

Cast Earl Holliman (Dave Keyes), Carrie Snodgress (Sharon Keyes), Robbie Rist (Davey Jr.), Shannon Terhune (Amy), Dorrie Kavanaugh (Barbara Sellers), Lara Parker (Lisa Tobin), Lane Smith (Jack Collins), Nicolas Coster (Bud Hensen), Michelle Pfeiffer (Tricia), Bill Morey (Jake Shields), Sandy Ward (Mr. Henricks), Ellen Blake (Landlady), Patrick Marshall (Jason), Stanley Wojno Jr. (Party drunk), Don Parker (Maitre d’), Elizabeth Brooks (Joyce), Douglas Orear (Waiter).