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The Promise is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gilbert Cates released in USA on 8 march 1979 with Kathleen Denise Quinlan

The Promise (1979)

The Promise
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Released in USA 8 march 1979
Length 1h37
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating63% 3.197533.197533.197533.197533.19753

The Promise is a 1979 film, released by Universal Pictures, which starred Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins, and Beatrice Straight. It was directed by Gilbert Cates and produced by Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller. The screenplay was written by Garry Michael White and later novelized by Danielle Steel.

Synopsis

In a rich-boy/poor-girl story (along the lines of "Love Story"), Boston college students Michael Hillyard (Collins) and Nancy McAllister (Quinlan) are in love. While visiting a park overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, they hide a costume jewelry necklace under a large rock, promising that they will love each other as long as it remains undisturbed (which they expect to be forever).

Actors

Kathleen Denise Quinlan

(Nancy McAllister / Marie Adamson)Stephen Collins

(Michael Hillyard)Beatrice Straight

(Marion Hillyard)Laurence Luckinbill

(Dr. Peter Gregson)William Prince

(George Calloway)
And :
Bibi Besch
Michael O'Hare
Carey Loftin
Paul Ryan
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