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The Death of Richie is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 10 january 1977 with Robby Benson
The Death of Richie (1977)
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Add to a movie listThe Death of Richie is a made-for-TV movie drama which premiered on the NBC television network on January 10, 1977. It is based on Richie, a nonfiction book by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener, Jr. at the hands of his father, who was ultimately not charged with the shooting death of his son.
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The film opens with a scene of a burial in a large suburban cemetery, with mourners, many of them young people, surrounding a casket while a eulogist talks. An older couple dressed in black is closest to the casket, suggesting that they are the deceased's parents. The grief-stricken father weeps openly as he is comforted by his wife.Actors
Robby Benson
(Richie Werner)
Ben Gazzara
(George Werner)
Eileen Brennan
(Carol Werner)
Lance Kerwin
(Russell Werner)
Cindy Eilbacher
(Sheila)
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