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Promises in the Dark (1979)

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This is a tragic tale of the slow degeneration of a cancer patient that is filled with pathos and sorrow. Buffy Koenig (Kathleen Beller) is terminally ill with cancer and for the two-hour running time, she goes through several surgical procedures, suffers all the devastating side effects of chemotherapy, and gets unrelentingly worse. Her doctor (Marsha Mason) has a certain amount of conflict herself, but that is nothing compared to the young patient's distraught parents (Ned Beatty and Susan

PG, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama

Directed By: Jerome Hellman

In Theaters: Nov 2, 1979 Wide

Warner Bros.

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Marsha Mason
Dr. Alexandra Kenda
Kathleen Beller
Buffy Koenig
Ned Beatty
Bud Koenig
Susan Clark
Fran Koenig
Michael Brandon
Dr. Jim Sandman
Paul Clemens
Gerry Hulin
Donald Moffat
Dr. Walter McInerny
Philip Sterling
Dr. Frucht
Bonnie Bartlett
Nurse Farber
James Noble
Dr. Blankenship
Jack Anderson
Alice Beardsley
Mrs. Kepos
Fran Bennett
Emergency Room Nurse
Lynn Farrell
Edith Fields
Mrs. Gans
Eloise Hardt
Woman in Restaurant
Lidia Kristen
Bernie Kuby
Tony
Peggy McCay
Miss Pritikin
Arthur Rosenberg
Emergency room doctor
Janet Taylor
Lenora May
Sue
Karen Anders
Secretary in Bud's Offi...
Robert Doran
Alan

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