Roses Are for the Rich is a 1987 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television drama miniseries starring Lisa Hartman, Bruce Dern, Joe Penny, Richard Masur and Howard Duff. In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
Lisa Hartman
Autumn McAvin Norton Corbett Osborne
Bruce Dern
Douglas Osborne
Britton Elliott
Young Autumn
Joe Penny
Lloyd Murphy
Richard Masur
Everett Corbett
Howard Duff
Denton
Morgan Stevens
Brian Osborne
Jim Youngs
Lonnie Norton
Betty Buckley
Ella
A two-part miniseries based on the 1986 novel Roses Are for the Rich by Jonell Lawson. It was originally broadcast on CBS on May 17 and 19, 1987.
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