The Joy That Kills
| The Joy That Kills | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Based on | "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin |
| Written by | Tina Rathborne Nancy Dyer |
| Directed by | Tina Rathborne |
| Starring | Frances Conroy Jeffrey DeMunn |
| Music by | Jed Feuer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tina Rathborne Sue Felt Tony Mark |
| Cinematography | Misha Suslov |
| Editor | Cindy Kaplan |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
| Production companies | Cypress Films Mark/Jett Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | January 28, 1985 |
The Joy that Kills is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's 1894 short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathborne and Nancy Dyer. It was broadcast on the PBS television program American Playhouse on January 28, 1985. The production was filmed at the Gallier House Museum in New Orleans.