The Joy That Kills

The Joy That Kills
Based on	"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
Screenplay by	Tina Rathborne Nancy Dyer
Directed by	Tina Rathborne
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Tina Rathborne Sue Felt Tony Mark
Editor(s)	Cindy Kaplan
Running time	56 minutes
Production company(s)	Cypress Films, Mark/Jill Productions
Distributor	Films for the Humanities
Release
Original release	1985 TV broadcast, 1988 VHS, 2004 DVD, 2005 E-video

The Joy that Kills is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathbone and Nancy Dyer. It was released in 1984 as a part of the PBS series American Playhouse.