Promises in the Dark (movie)

Promises in the Dark (movie)

  • User score: 5.6
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Jerome Hellman
  • Production companies: Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Genre: Drama
  • Budget: $5,000,000
  • Release date: 11/2/1979
  • Run time: 118 min.

Movie description

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 William Hall High School. Her boyfriend Gerry is a football player at Hall High. While Dr. McInterny is away on vacation, longtime patient Buffy hurts her leg while harmlessly kicking a soccer ball during Gerry's nearby football practice. At the hospital, Dr. Kendall finds that not only is the leg broken, but the bone was also weakened by cancer. Dr. 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.

Actors

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Role(s): Dr. Alexandra Kendall

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Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Role(s): Bud Koenig

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Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Role(s): Fran Koenig

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Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Role(s): Dr. Jim Sandman

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Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller

Role(s): Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig

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