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Promises in the Dark (1979)

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Release Date: Nov 2, 1979 Wide

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Release Date: Nov 2, 1979 Wide

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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.

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Warner Bros.

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