A Cry for Love
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She's an amphetamine addict; he's an alcoholic. Together they strive to save one another from self-destruction in this adaptation by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor of the autobiographical best-seller by Jill Schary Robinson (daughter of producer/director Dore Schary). Last-minute editing left Charl
Cast & Crew
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Paul Wendkos
Director
Susan Blakely
Polly Harris
Powers Boothe
Tony Bonnell
Charles Siebert
Fred
Herbert Edelman
Jack
Edie Adams
Tessie
Film Details
Also Known As
Cry For Love
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
She's an amphetamine addict; he's an alcoholic. Together they strive to save one another from self-destruction in this adaptation by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor of the autobiographical best-seller by Jill Schary Robinson (daughter of producer/director Dore Schary). Last-minute editing left Charles Siebert (as Susan Blakely's ex-husband) on the cutting room floor and Edie Adams (as a hooker) with a quick 30 seconds of screen time.
Director
Paul Wendkos
Director
Cast
Susan Blakely
Polly Harris
Powers Boothe
Tony Bonnell
Charles Siebert
Fred
Herbert Edelman
Jack
Edie Adams
Tessie
Fern Fitzgerald
Barbara
Paul Lieber
Eugene
Jeremy Licht
Nick Harris
Lainie Kazan
Tina Weathersby
Gene Barry
Gordon Harris
Colleen Davis
Felicia Harris
Robert Hegyes
Pizza Counterman
Severn Darden
Paul
Dolores Dorn
Karen
Patricia Barry
Jennifer Harris
Richard Balin
Douglas Dirkson
Laurence Haddon
Art Metrano
Lin Shaye
Stanley Myron Handelman
Patti Deutsch
Poppy Lagos
Jo Jo D'amore
John Diehl
Allen Emerson
Billy James
Michael Karm
Orin Kennedy
Alana King
Rick Kleit
Annette Mccarthy
Jane Milmore
Barbara Perry
Jonni Robin
Jordan Wendkos
Crew
Joseph Bologna
Screenwriter
Cindy Bullins
Song Performer
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
James Galloway
Editor
Richard C. Glouner
Director Of Photography
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Jimmie Haskell
Song
Jill Schary Robinson
Book As Source Material ("Bedtime Story")
Alan Sacks
Producer
Malcolm Stuart
Executive Producer
Renee Taylor
Screenwriter
Louis C Williman
Sound Department
Herman Zimmerman
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Cry For Love
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 20, 1980
