Main Cast: Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins, Beatrice Straight, Laurence Luckinbill, Michael O'Hare, William Prince
Release Year: 1978
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
A woman is torn between betraying her benefactor and keeping her pledge to the man she loves in this romantic drama. Nancy (Kathleen Quinlan) and Michael (Stephen Collins) are two college students who have fallen in love and want to get married. However, Michael's widowed mother, Marion (Beatrice Straight), is opposed to the match; she wants Michael to take over the family business, and she's convinced that Nancy would be a bad influence. Later, Nancy and Michael get into a terrible auto accident -- he falls into a deep coma and she suffers severe facial disfigurement. Neither Nancy or her family have the money for plastic surgery; Marion agrees to pay for Nancy's facial reconstruction, but only under the condition that she change her name and never see Michael again. Nancy has little choice but to agree, and she changes her name to Marie; however, years later "Marie" meets Michael, and their love begins anew. The Promise was based on a story by best-selling author Danielle Steele. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Bibi Besch - Dr. Allison; Robin Gammell - Dr. Wickfield; Katherine de Hetre - Wendy Lester; Paul Ryan - Dr. Fenton; Tom O'Neill - Painter; Kirchy Prescott - Nurse; John Allen Vick - 1st Cab Driver; Dan Leegant - 2nd Cab Driver; Jerry Walter - Cal; Alan Newman - Barker; Carey Loftin - Truck Driver; Max Balchowsky - Truck Driver; Mickey Gilbert - Truck Driver; Robert Hirschfeld - Doctor Sidney Meisner
Credit
William Sandell - Art Director, Thomas Lofaro - First Assistant Director, Gilbert Cates - Director, Peter E. Berger - Editor, Tully Friedman - Executive Producer, David Shire - Composer (Music Score), Alan Bergman - Songwriter, Marilyn Bergman - Songwriter, Melissa Manchester - Songwriter, Ralph A. Woolsey - Cinematographer, Paul Heller - Producer, Fred Weintraub - Producer, Jeff Haley - Set Designer, Gregory M. Auer - Special Effects, Michael Evje - Sound/Sound Designer, Paul Heller - Screen Story, Garry Michael White - Screenwriter, Fred Weintraub - Book Author
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