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Promises in the Dark. (film) Promises in the Dark is a 1979 American drama film produced and 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. It was released by Warner Bros. and Orion Pictures on November 2, 1979.
- $5 million
- Leonard Rosenman
- Jerome Hellman
Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Marsha Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detachment, 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 ...
Apr 3, 1980 · Promises in the Dark: Directed by Jerome Hellman. With Marsha Mason, Ned Beatty, Susan Clark, Michael Brandon. Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Marsha Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detachment, until she treats Buffy Koenig (Kathleen Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens Kendall to life's possibilities.
- (329)
- Drama
- Jerome Hellman
- 1980-04-03
Synopsis. A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. She joins the West Hartford medical practice of Dr. Walter McInterny, a doctor approaching retirement age. 17-year-old Elizabeth "Buffy" Koenig is a precocious student at West Hartford's ...
- 1979
- 10
- Jerome Hellman
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Promises in the Dark benefits substantially from the top-tier efforts of a uniformly solid roster of performers... Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 18, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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- David Nusair
- PG
- Jerome Hellman
Jerome Hellman produced (among other films) Midnight Cowboy (1970) and Coming Home (1978) but he only directed a single feature in his illustrious career.Promises in the Dark (1979), with an original screenplay by Emmy-winning writer Loring Mandel, stars Marsha Mason as Dr. Alexandra Kendall, an emotionally-guarded doctor whose shell is broken through by her patient Elizabeth "Buffy" Koenig ...
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Kendall treats Buffy and the two develop a bond that extends beyond the doctor-patient relationship; Dr. Kendall is drawn to Buffy's humor and raw honesty. A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. She joins the West Hartford medical ...
