Sexual Advances

Drama about a happily married career woman who falls victim to a management power play involving sexual harassment by her sports-equipment company's in-house lawyer.

Cast

Stephanie Zimbalist

as Paula Pratt

William Russ

as Jack French

Terry O'Quinn

as Cliff Ripley

Réal Andrews

as Soloman Bethune

Patrick James Clarke

as Marshall Pratt

Deborah May

as Rita

Sheelah Megill

as Loretta

Ken Pogue

as Treadway

Veena Sood

as Rosalie

Peter Stebbings

as Chris

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