Promises in the Dark

Name: Promises in the Dark
Genre: Drama
Rating: 50
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kathleen Beller, Ned Beatty, Susan Clark, Michael Brandon

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1979

1h 56m

Drama

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A divorced doctor (Marsha Mason) is touched by the plight of her patient, a teenage girl (Kathleen Beller) dying of cancer.

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Promises in the Dark benefits substantially from the top-tier efforts of a uniformly solid roster of performers...

Rated: 2.5/4

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Even if it can be melodramatic the acting is good enough to save it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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I bought this from iTunes. Kathleen Beller is my hollywood twin.

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01/15/23

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Average movie on the relationship between a Doctor and a young cancer patient

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Jerome Hellman

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Marsha Mason

Dr. Alexandra Kendall

Kathleen Beller

Elizabeth `'Buffy'` Koenig

Ned Beatty

Bud Koenig

Susan Clark

Fran Koenig

Michael Brandon

Dr. Jim Sandman

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Synopsis

A divorced doctor (Marsha Mason) is touched by the plight of her patient, a teenage girl (Kathleen Beller) dying of cancer.

Director: Jerome Hellman
Producer: Jerome Hellman
Screenwriter: Loring Mandel
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 1h 56m

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