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Act of Love is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jud Taylor with Ron Howard
Act of Love (1980)
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Add to a movie listAct of Love is a 1980 made-for-TV film adaptation of the book Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik by Judith Paige Mitchell. It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. It stars Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline Brookes. Film also features Married… with Children star David Faustino. The score was composed by Billy Goldenberg.
Actors
Ron Howard
(Leon Cybulkowski)
Robert Foxworth
(Andrew Rose)
Mickey Rourke
(Joseph Cybulkowski)
David Spielberg
(Victor Burton)
Jacqueline Brookes
(Eugenia Cybulkowski)
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