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Small Sacrifices (1989)On the 19th of May 1983 Diane Downs stops at the McKenzie-Williamette-Hospital and cries for help. She is wounded on her arm and her three children are also wounded seriously... See full summary » Director:David Greene |
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| Farrah Fawcett | ... |
Diane Downs
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| Gordon Clapp | ... |
Detective Doug Welch
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| Ryan O'Neal | ... |
Lew Lewiston
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| John Shea | ... |
Frank Joziak
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| Emily Perkins | ... |
Karen Downs
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| Garry Chalk | ... |
Boyd Paul Downs
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Ken James | ... |
Daryl Chapman
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Russell Wells
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Garwin Sanford | ... |
Matt Jensen (Part 2)
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Elan Ross Gibson | ... |
Rosalind Dyring
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Lynne Cormack | ... |
Lola Joziak
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| Jayne Eastwood | ... |
Evelyn Slaven
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Christopher Caravalho | ... |
Robbie Downs
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Anne Bradley Jaeger | ... |
Herself
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On the 19th of May 1983 Diane Downs stops at the McKenzie-Williamette-Hospital and cries for help. She is wounded on her arm and her three children are also wounded seriously. She says that a stranger shot at them but the investigation of detective Welch bring out that Diane is a liar. Written by Volker Boehm
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Filicide | Child Murderess | Mother Kills Own Child | Mother Daughter Relationship | Oregon | See more »Taglines:
Her children got in the way of her loveGenres:
DramaParents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blick in den Abgrund See more »Company Credits
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Germany: (2 parts) | USA:Sound Mix:
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Judge Foote: The death of a child is one of life's greatest tragedies, what might have been. When it comes intentionally, at the hands of a parent, it is just an outrage. I've fought my own battles between emotion and reason. To prevent some future parole board from forgetting the enormity of the crimes...
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Revealing mistakes: When Diane brings a pizza over to her mailman friend Matt Jensen's house, she asks him if he likes mushrooms on his pizza while holding the pizza out to him. He says yes. But the pizza has no mushrooms on it, it is clearly plain. See more »Quotes
Psychiatrist: As a psychiatrist, it is my professional opinion that Diane Downs' personality disorders qualify her as a dangerous offender. She is a sociopath: an antisocial personality without any concern for the rights of others. She has a brilliant mind with no conscience to guide it. A narcissist who sees herself as the center of everything, who will get what she wants no matter what means that she has to employ, no matter who or what stands in her way. She's not able to have or understand love.Judge Foote: The death of a child is one of life's greatest tragedies, what might have been. When it comes intentionally, at the hands of a parent, it is just an outrage. I've fought my own battles between emotion and reason. To prevent some future parole board from forgetting the enormity of the crimes...
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