The Broken Cord

• Director: Ken Olin
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Family Drama, Docudrama
• Themes: Fathers and Sons, Single Parents
• Main Cast: Jimmy Smits, Michael Spears
• Release Year: 1992
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

Sight unseen, anthropologist David Moore (Jimmy Smits) adopts a Native American child named Adam. As Adam grows older (he is played as a boy by Michael Spears, and as a teenager by Fredrick Leader-Charge), Moore becomes painfully aware that the boy is developmentally delayed and emotionally disturbed. Doing some investigating on his own, Moore discovers that Adam is a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome. Despite the nagging temptation to divest himself of Adam, Moore loves the boy, and is determined to help him come to terms with his inherited handicaps. Directed by thirtysomething star Ken Olin, the made-for-TV Broken Cord debuted February 3, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kim Delaney - Suzanne; Deborah Duchene - Allison Chapman; Stephen Hunter - Dr. Schwarz; Ken James - Dr. Wilson; Gene Mack - Black Father; August Schellenberg - Duane Buckanagee; Jimmy Smits - David Norwell; Victoria Snow - Ruby Stiges; Michael Spears - Adam (as a boy); Raoul Trujillo - Emil Bear Heart; Carole Galloway - Dr. Erica Gregory; Frank Burning - Adam #3; Fredrick Leader-Charge - Adam (as a teen); Genevieve Appleton - Pamela; Jackie Richardson - Black Mother; David Kirby - Dr. Margolin

Credit

Ken Olin - Director

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