A Last Cry for Help

A Last Cry for Help is a 1979 American television film starring Linda Purl.[1]

A Last Cry for Help
Screenplay byHal Sitowitz
Directed byHal Sitowitz
StarringLinda Purl
Shirley Knight
Tony Lo Bianco
Theme music composerMiles Goodman
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)Douglas Benton
CinematographyDennis Dalzell
Editor(s)Leon Carrere
Running time97 minutes
Production company(s)Myrt-Hal Productions
Viacom Productions
DistributorCBS Television Distribution
Release
Original networkABC
Original release
  • January 19, 1979 (1979-01-19)

Plot

Formulaic and predictable film about teenage suicide. In The Washington Post, Alan M. Kriegsman wrote:

Depression and suicide among teenagers is a genuine and formidable problem in our society. Far from affording any worthwhile insight, however, a program such as A Last Cry for Help may actually drive viewers themselves to desperate measures: they may feel an irresistible urge, for example, to change the channel, or even to -- perish the thought -- TURN OFF THE SET.[1]

Cast

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References

  1. Kriegsman, Alan M. (19 January 1979). "'A Last Cry for Help': Slick and Saccharine". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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