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Director
  
Music director
  
Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.4/10
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Genre
  
Drama

Cinematography
  
Adam Holender

Writer
  
Language
  
English

Promises in the Dark (film) movie poster

Release date
  
November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02)

Cast
  
(Dr. Alexandra Kendall), (Bud Koenig), (Fran Koenig), (Dr. Jim Sandman), (Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig),
Paul Clemens
(Gerry Hulin)

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Tagline
  
A remarkable film about the most disturbing subject of all.

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Promises in the Dark is a 1979 American drama film directed by Jerome Hellman and written by Loring Mandel. The film stars Marsha Mason, Ned Beatty, Susan Clark, Michael Brandon, Kathleen Beller and Paul Clemens. The film was released by Warner Bros. and Orion Pictures on November 2, 1979.

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Plot

Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Marsha Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detatchment - until she treats Buffy Koenig (Kathleen Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens Kendall to life's possibilities. Soon the courageous girl's condition takes a downturn - and the physician must carefully, even agonizingly, weigh the consequences of keeping a promise she made to Buffy. Jerome Hellman, producer of such award-winning movies as Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home and The Mosquito Coast, makes his directorial debut on this frank, finely crafted film casting an unflinching yet compassionate eye on illness. Full of memorable performances, Promises in the Dark moves, challenges - and inspires you to live life more fully.

Cast

  • Marsha Mason as Dr. Alexandra Kendall
  • Ned Beatty as Bud Koenig
  • Susan Clark as Fran Koenig
  • Michael Brandon as Dr. Jim Sandman
  • Kathleen Beller as Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig
  • Paul Clemens as Gerry Hulin
  • Donald Moffat as Dr. Walter McInerny
  • Philip Sterling as Dr. Frucht
  • Bonnie Bartlett as Nurse Farber
  • James Noble as Dr. Blankenship
  • Arthur Rosenberg as Emergency Room Doctor
  • Peggy McCay as Miss Pritikin
  • Robert Doran as Alan
  • Lenora May as Sue
  • Alexandra Johnson as Ellie
  • Fran Bennett as Emergency Room Nurse
  • Eloise Hardt as Woman in Restaurant
  • Bernie Kuby as Tony in Bud's Office
  • Karen Anders as Secretary in Bud's Office
  • Edith Fields as Mrs. Gans
  • Alice Beardsley as Mrs. Keyes
  • References

    Promises in the Dark (film) Wikipedia
    Promises in the Dark (film) IMDb Promises in the Dark (film) themoviedb.org