| Based On: | Right of Way play by Richard Lees |
| Director: | George Schaefer |
| Starring: | Bette Davis James Stewart Melinda Dillon |
| Music: | Brad Fiedel |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Location: | Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Los Angeles Santa Monica, California |
| Executive Producer: | Merrill H. Karpf |
| Producer: | George Schaefer |
| Editor: | Sidney Katz |
| Cinematography: | Howard Schwartz |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Company: | HBO Premiere Films |
| Network: | HBO |
Right of Way is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film written by Richard Lees and starring Bette Davis and James Stewart, and directed by George Schaefer.[1] The film was originally broadcast on HBO on November 21, 1983. It was based on a play by Richard Lees of the same name.[2]
The film stars film veterans Davis and Stewart as an elderly long-married couple who must decide how to deal with the situation of one of them being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Melinda Dillon and Priscilla Morrill also star.
Right of Way was one of 20 films selected for the seventh Montreal World Film Festival.