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Promises in the Dark Details

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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 Clark) or her grief-stricken boyfriend (Paul Clemens). ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Awards

Awarded by
Nominee
Category
Year
Status
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Kathleen Beller Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1979 Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Marsha Mason Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama 1979 Nominee

Cast

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

Crew

Jerome Hellman
Director
Jerome Hellman
Producer
Sheldon Schrager
Producer
Loring Mandel
Screenwriter
Adam Holender
Cinematographer
Leonard Rosenman
Composer (Music Score)
Bob Wyman
Editor
Sheldon Schrager
Executive Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Darin Knight
Sound/Sound Designer
Kim Kurumada
First Assistant Director
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