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A Promise to Keep

  • TV Movie
  • 19901990
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
86
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POPULARITY
59,731
21,971
A Promise to Keep (1990)
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Fact-based story about a low-income couple (Delany, Russ) with three children who fight for the right to raise four orphaned brothers.Fact-based story about a low-income couple (Delany, Russ) with three children who fight for the right to raise four orphaned brothers.Fact-based story about a low-income couple (Delany, Russ) with three children who fight for the right to raise four orphaned brothers.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
86
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
59,731
21,971
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    • Director
      • Rod Holcomb
    • Writers
      • Jane Yarmolinsky(memoirs)
      • Susan Cooper(teleplay)
      • Carlton Cuse(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Dana Delany
      • William Russ
      • Adam Arkin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Rod Holcomb
    • Writers
      • Jane Yarmolinsky(memoirs)
      • Susan Cooper(teleplay)
      • Carlton Cuse(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Dana Delany
      • William Russ
      • Adam Arkin
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    • 4User reviews
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    Dana Delany
    Dana Delany
    • Jane Goodrich
    William Russ
    William Russ
    • Carl
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
    • Louis Colt
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Sarah
    Mimi Kennedy
    Mimi Kennedy
    • Annie
    Richard Poe
    Richard Poe
    David Seaman
    • Ned
    Greg Young
    • John
    David Cromwell
    • David
    Devon O'Brien
    • Molly
    Kyndra Joy Casper
    Kyndra Joy Casper
    • Amy
    Tiffany Ann Casper
    • Nelly
    J.R. Nutt
    J.R. Nutt
    • Matt
    Jesse R. Tendler
    Jesse R. Tendler
    • Cubby
    Matthew Leonard
    • Pauli
    Ryan Leonard
    • Pauli
    Larry McMullen
    • Neighbor
    Carlton Cuse
    Carlton Cuse
    • Policeman
    • Director
      • Rod Holcomb
    • Writers
      • Jane Yarmolinsky(memoirs)
      • Susan Cooper(teleplay)
      • Carlton Cuse(teleplay)
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    9/10
    Good Delaney fare
    This was the first work I ever watched with Dana Delaney, although I remember hearing her name through the years. The story was pretty good, but Ms. Delaney made this a strong movie via her performance and I would recommend it to everyone. It caused me to become a Dana Delaney fan.
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Promises to Keep
    • Filming locations
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Elliot Friedgen & Company
      • Sacret
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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