Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1992 · 1h 32m

A Private Matter

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Director
Joan Micklin Silver
Cast
Sissy Spacek as Sherri Finkbine Aidan Quinn as Bob Finkbine Estelle Parsons as Mary Chessen Sheila McCarthy as Diane Callaghan Leon Russom as Steve Morris Xander Berkeley as Peter Zenner
Crew
Paul Elliott — Director of Photography Rick Shaine — Editor James Newton Howard — Original Music Composer William Nicholson — Writer David C. Thomas — Producer
Synopsis

The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.

Mood & Themes
based on true storywoman director
Key Collaborators
Joan Micklin Silver Director Paul Elliott Director of Photography Rick Shaine Editor James Newton Howard Original Music Composer William Nicholson Writer David C. Thomas Producer
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