Mister Halpern and Mister Johnson (1983)
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
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Synopsis by John Bush
A recent widower (Laurence Olivier) agrees to have a drink with his late wife's old flame (Jackie Gleason) after the funeral. While there, he is surprised to learn that the man remained an oft-seen platonic friend until just before his wife's death.
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death, stranger, family-member, friendship, funeral, industrialist, Judaism, love, surprise, widow/widower, wife