Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1976 · 1h 40m

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway poster
Director
Randal Kleiser
Cast
Eve Plumb as Dawn Wetherby Leigh McCloskey as Alexander Duncan Lynn Carlin as Dawn's Mother William Schallert as Harry Anne Seymour as Counterwoman Joan Prather as Susie
Crew
Jacques R. Marquette — Director of Photography Carroll Sax — Editor Fred Karlin — Original Music Composer Dalene Young — Writer Douglas S. Cramer — Producer Joanne Haas — Costume Design
Tagline

The Startling NBC-TV Drama That Shocked the Nation

Synopsis

15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target.

Mood & Themes
pimphustlerteenage prostituterunaway childalcoholic mothersex with a minor
Key Collaborators
Randal Kleiser Director Jacques R. Marquette Director of Photography Carroll Sax Editor Fred Karlin Original Music Composer Dalene Young Writer Douglas S. Cramer Producer Joanne Haas Costume Design Thomas Welsh Costume Design
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