Promises In The Dark (1979) On DVD

Actor:           Marsha Mason, Ned Beatty, Susan Clark, Michael Brandon, Kathleen Beller                                                                                                                      
Director:      Jerome Hellman
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1979
Studio:         Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:         117
Released:    June 22, 2009
Rating:         Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:             NTSC, Color
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Marsha Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detatchment - until she treats Buffy Koenig (Kathleen Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens Kendall to life's possibilities. Soon the courageous girl's condition takes a downturn - and the physician must carefully, even agonizingly, weigh the consequences of keeping a promise she made to Buffy.

Jerome Hellman, producer of such award-winning movies as Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home and The Mosquito Coast, makes his directorial debut on this frank, finely crafted film casting an unflinching yet compassionate eye on illness. Full of memorable performances, Promises in the Dark moves, challenges - and inspires you to live life more fully.