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6.4/10   458 votes
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Director:
Anthony Page
Writers:
Joanne Greenberg (novel)
Gavin Lambert (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 1977 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy more
Plot:
A disturbed,institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A strong cast and a well-written script more (11 total)

Cast

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Kathleen Quinlan ... Deborah Blake
Bibi Andersson ... Dr. Fried
Ben Piazza ... Jay Blake
Lorraine Gary ... Ester Blake
Martine Bartlett ... Secret Wife
Margo Ann Berdeshevsky ... Drawing Patient
Darlene Craviotto ... Carla
Reni Santoni ... Hobbs
Susan Tyrrell ... Lee
Signe Hasso ... Helene
Norman Alden ... McPherson
Sylvia Sidney ... Miss Coral

Dennis Quaid ... Shark, Baseball Pitcher

Karin de la Penha ... Nurse (as Elizabeth Dartmoor)
Robert Viharo ... Anterrabae
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (orginal rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:18 (1978) | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Company:
Fadsin Cinema Associates more

Fun Stuff

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Mel Gibson's film debut. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993) more

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21 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
A strong cast and a well-written script, 11 April 1999
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Author: Dara-3

Kathleen Quinlan plays Deborah, a very bright girl, who is institutionalized for three years in a psychiatric hospital. Though different from the book in some ways, this keeps the spirit of it quite well and with a much more satisfying ending than the book. Quinlan is a wonderful actress. Deborah, who is diagnosed as a schizophrenic (though she probably wouldn't be today), has a long, torturous journey through her illness. Quinlan makes us believe that she will succeed. In addition, there is a strong cast of mostly women of many ages. I saw this film first when I was a teenager and the problems Deborah faced also resonated with me (despite not being in a hospital). I have never forgotten this film, though it has been out of print on video for many years and can only view it when it occasionally makes it on television. Catch it if you can -- especially if you are a teenage girl or ever were.

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