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==1980s==
===''Betrayal''===
A week after the New York stage opening of [[Harold Pinter]]'s play ''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]'', Nichols agreed to direct a [[Betrayal (1983 film)|film version]] for producer [[Sam Spiegel]]. They wanted [[Meryl Streep]] to play the heroine, but she changed her mind after her role in ''[[The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)|The French Lieutenant's Woman]]'', which was also set in England, left her away from her family. After Streep's departure, Nichols too left the project, and [[David Jones (director)|David Jones]] was signed to replace him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chase|first=Chris|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/18/movies/at-the-movies-surprises-and-luck-tell-story-of-betrayal.html|title{AT THE MOVIES; Surprises and luck tell story of 'Betrayal.'|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 18, 1983|access-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref>
 
===''First Blood''===