Long Journey Back

• Director: Mel Damski
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Biopic
• Main Cast: Stephanie Zimbalist
• Release Year: 1978
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Stephanie Zimbalist stars as the brilliant, athletic teen-aged daughter of Cloris Leachman and Michael Connors. Stephanie's perfect world is shattered when she is caught in the middle of a bus-train collision. She survives, but suffers severe brain damage and the loss of a leg. Zimbalist must make the "long journey back" to recovering her health and self-esteem, with her parents and friends helping every step of the way. Originally telecast December 15, 1978, Long Journey Back was adapted for television by Audrey Davis Levin from a true story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Nicolas Coster; Katy Kurtzman; Cloris Leachman; Stephanie Zimbalist - Celia; Michael Connors

Credit

John E. Chilberg II - Art Director, Mel Damski - Director, Herb Dow - Editor, John Farrell - Editor, Lee Rich - Executive Producer, Philip Capice - Executive Producer, Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score), Stevan Larner - Cinematographer, Robert Lovenheim - Producer, Audrey Davis Levin - Screenwriter