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Promise is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 21 december 1986 with James Garner
Promise (1986)
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Add to a movie listPromise is a 1986 CBS television movie presented by the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Adapted by screenwriter Richard Friedenberg from a story by Ken Blackwell and Tennyson Flowers, the film was directed by Glenn Jordan and aired December 14, 1986. James Garner stars as a carefree man who returns to his hometown after his mother's death and has to assume responsibility for his mentally ill younger brother (James Woods). One of the most honored films in television history, Promise received the Peabody Award, Humanitas Prize, Christopher Award and Golden Globe Award. Its record of five Primetime Emmy Awards was not matched until 2010, by the film Temple Grandin.
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When his mother dies, estranged son Bob (James Garner) inherits her estate, and, surprisingly, custody of his younger brother D.J. (James Woods), who suffers from schizophrenia. Bob is initially reluctant at his new responsibility, but remembers that he had promised his mother to look after his brother.Actors
James Garner
(Bob Beuhler)
James Woods
(DJ)
Piper Laurie
(Annie Gilbert)
Peter Michael Goetz
(Stuart)
Michael Alldredge
(Gibb)
Barbara Niven
(Joan)
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