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Special Olympics (1978)
Directed by Lee Philips
TV Movie, Drama · 1h 40m
A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.
Cast
Charles Durning
Carl Gallitzin
Irene Tedrow
Elmira Gallitzin
Mare Winningham
Janice Gallitzin
Philip Brown
Michael Gallitzin
G
George Parry
Matthew 'Matt' Gallitzin
Herb Edelman
Doug Ransom
Debra Winger
Sherrie Hensley
Constance McCashin
Trina Cunningham
J
James Calvin Nelson
Dr. Brennaman
N
Nat Simmons
Ron Burton
K
Kevin Condit
Kevin
B
Bruce Bliven
Bruce
Crew
- Director
- Lee Philips
- Screenplay
- John Sacret Young
- Director of Photography
- Matthew F. Leonetti, John V. LaBarbera
- Editor
- George Jay Nicholson
- Producer
- Tony Converse, Marc Tabulous, Merrit Malloy
Details
- Release date
- 1978-02-22
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Roger Gimbel Productions, EMI Films