Nobody's Child
1986 | 100m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Lee Grant |
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| Writer: | Ara Watson, Mary Gallagher |
| Staring: |
| Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 05, 1986 |
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| Director: | Lee Grant |
| Writer: | Ara Watson, Mary Gallagher |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | woman director |
| Production Companies | Gaylord Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marlo Thomas | Marie Balter |
| Ray Baker | Joe Balter |
| Caroline Kava | Dr. Blackwell |
| Kathy Baker | Lucy Stavros |
| Campbell Lane | Mr. Edmond |
| Vanessa Santos | Little Marie |
| Donna Ford | Marie at 16 |
| William Nunn | Pa |
| Stefania DeStefanis | Ma Bartello |
| Karen Elizabeth Austin | Natural Mother |
| Garwin Sanford | Dr. Pitteo |
| Joseph Golland | Dr. Potts |
| Sheila Moore | Dr. Sara Steppe |
| Antony Holland | Dr. Burt |
| Don MacKay | Dr. Baldanza |
| Nancy Beatty | Lee |
| Sandra Seacat | Barbara |
| Todd Duckworth | Alan |
| Tom Heaton | Jim |
| Betty Phillips | Mother Superior |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ara Watson | Writer |
| Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Keith Hein | Production Design |
| Della Mae Johnston | Set Decoration |
| Linda Vipond | Set Decoration |
| Carol Oditz | Costume Design |
| Donna Bis | Hairstylist |
| Linda A. Brown | Makeup Artist |
| E. Thomas Case | Makeup Artist |
| Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Mary Calquhoun | Casting |
| Sid Kozak | Casting |
| Justis Greene | Production Manager |
| Brad Turner | First Assistant Director |
| Karen Robyn | Second Assistant Director |
| T. W. Peacocke | Third Assistant Director |
| Jean Bereziuk | Script Supervisor |
| Claude Hazanavicius | Sound Mixer |
| Colleen Nystedt | Location Manager |
| Cindy Kaplan Rooney | Associate Editor |
| Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ron Kalish | Sound Editor |
| Magdaline Volaitis | Sound Editor |
| Robert Warmflash | Post Production Supervisor |
| Stacy Williams | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Lee Grant | Director |
| Mary Gallagher | Writer |
| Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Alan Heim | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Milton Justice | Co-Producer |
| Joseph Feury | Producer |
| Dyson Lovell | Executive Producer |
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