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The Couple Takes a Wife poster

The Couple Takes a Wife(1972)

December 5, 19721h 13m

Comedy TV Movie

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1 votes

Overview

Complications ensue when an overworked couple decides to hire a "wife" — someone who can run the household for them with complete autonomy — but she's a little too attractive for comfort.

Director: Jerry Paris
Writers: Susan Silver

Top Billed Cast

Bill Bixby
Jeff Hamilton
Paula Prentiss
Barbara Hamilton
Valerie Perrine
Jennifer Allen
Myrna Loy
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Status: Released
Original title: The Couple Takes a Wife
Original language: English
Production: Universal Television, ABC

Keywords

housewife
sexism
women's liberation
unconventional arrangement