Promises in the Dark Movie Review 1979

Drama focusing on the complex relationship between a woman doctor and her 17-year-old female patient who is terminally ill with cancer. Hellman's directorial debut.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Death & the Afterlife, Disease of the Week, Doctors & Nurses

Cast

Marsha Mason, Ned Beatty, Kathleen Beller, Susan Clark, Paul Clemens, Donald Moffat, Michael Brandon

Director

Jerome Hellman

Producer

Orion Pictures