The Janes
They didn't have a choice.
2022 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes |
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| Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women. | |
| Release Date: | May 03, 2022 |
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| Director: | Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, 1970s, abortion |
| Production Companies | HBO Documentary Films, Pentimento Productions, Elsewhere Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Heather Booth | Self |
| Judith Arcana | Self |
| Marie Leaner | Self |
| Diane Stevens | Self |
| Eleanor Oliver | Self |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Self (Archive Footage) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self (Archive Footage/Voice) |
| Hugh Hefner | Self (Archive Photos) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tia Lessin | Director |
| Emma Pildes | Director |
| Keith Walker | Director of Photography |
| Matt Rigby | Dialogue Editor |
| Marlena Grzaslewicz | Dialogue Editor |
| Jacob Ribicoff | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
| Sara Rodriguez | Producer |
| Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
| Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Emma Pildes | Producer |
| Daniel Arcana | Producer |
| Jessica Levin | Producer |
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