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Caroline?

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
487
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Caroline? (1990)
Drama

A mysterious woman claiming to be the deceased daughter of a rich man tries to solve the problems of his untrusting son and supposedly mentally handicaped daughter. But one question stands i... Read allA mysterious woman claiming to be the deceased daughter of a rich man tries to solve the problems of his untrusting son and supposedly mentally handicaped daughter. But one question stands in her way: is she really Caroline?A mysterious woman claiming to be the deceased daughter of a rich man tries to solve the problems of his untrusting son and supposedly mentally handicaped daughter. But one question stands in her way: is she really Caroline?

  • Director
    • Joseph Sargent
  • Writers
    • E.L. Konigsburg
    • Michael De Guzman
  • Stars
    • Stephanie Zimbalist
    • Pamela Reed
    • George Grizzard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    487
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Writers
      • E.L. Konigsburg
      • Michael De Guzman
    • Stars
      • Stephanie Zimbalist
      • Pamela Reed
      • George Grizzard
    • 20User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Stephanie Zimbalist
    Stephanie Zimbalist
    • Caroline
    Pamela Reed
    Pamela Reed
    • Grace Carmichael
    George Grizzard
    George Grizzard
    • Paul Carmichael
    Patricia Neal
    Patricia Neal
    • Miss Trollope
    Dorothy McGuire
    Dorothy McGuire
    • Flora Atkins
    Shawn Phelan
    Shawn Phelan
    • Winston Carmichael
    Jenny Jacobs
    • Heidi Carmichael
    Libby Whittemore
    Libby Whittemore
    • Bunny
    John Evans
    • Winston as Adult
    Barbara Britt
    • Hilary
    John Bennes
    • Simmons
    Judith Sullivan
    • Agnes
    Mary Nell Santacroce
    • Aunt Helen
    Dan Albright
    Dan Albright
    • Mr. Phillips
    Warde Q. Butler
    Warde Q. Butler
    • Randolph
    Joseph C. Floyd
    • Kevin
    Marc Gowan
    Marc Gowan
    • Harvey
    Alice Heffernan-Sneed
    • Luellen
    • Director
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Writers
      • E.L. Konigsburg
      • Michael De Guzman
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    • Trivia
      A TV movie made for the CBS network, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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    A complex idea from a complex book
    I thought the above commentary was unduly harsh. To be fair I have the book in my more recent memory, but I remember the story dealing with a very complex set of ideas in a way that children could understand. [Granting the the movie was only billed as being family friendly, while the book was expressly aimed for young adults.] It wasn't supposed to be a surprise whether or not this woman was really their older half sister. The important thing was the realization that it really did not matter. A strange woman comes to a wounded family and presents herself as a part of it. She then proceeds to fix many of the problems that plague it- she literally saves the children. The boy is rescued from isolation and the girl from a life somewhere between a pet and an embarrassment.

    There are some things I might be filling in from the book, but I don't remember finding the movie lacking. I was even motivated to keep an eye out for Father's Archane Daughter to read it. Some minor changes or things left unsaid were inevitable- Caroline disappearing in a plane crash instead of a kidnapping, the younger children's mother's emotional distance, the full role of of Caroline's old headmistress- etc. The only thing I can think of that was wholely snipped was the interesting relationship between the father and Caroline. They probably thought they could not do it justice so they thought it better to leave it out. Plenty of movies have suffered from the unwillingness to make that sort of decision.

    On the whole I recommend the movie, and I truly recommend the book (along with everything else if E. L Konigsberg I have gotten around to reading- I think she just collects Newberys)
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: Caroline? (#39.3)
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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