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Children of the Night is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Markowitz released in USA on 25 october 1985 with Kathleen Denise Quinlan
Children of the Night (1985)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 october 1985
Length 1h33
Directed by Robert Markowitz
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating53%
Children of the Night is a 1985 American drama film directed by Robert Markowitz. The film is a fictionalized made-for-television biopic of Dr. Lois Lee, following her work among young prostitutes in Hollywood and the organization Children of the Night that she founded as a result.
Actors
Kathleen Denise Quinlan
(Lois Lee)
Nicholas Campbell
(Larry)
Mario Van Peebles
(Roy Spanish)
Lar Park-Lincoln
(Valerie)
Wallace Langham
(Kevin (as Wally Ward))
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