TV Movie ·Drama · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 40m

Special Olympics

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Director
Lee Philips
Cast
Charles Durning as Carl Gallitzin Irene Tedrow as Elmira Gallitzin Mare Winningham as Janice Gallitzin Philip Brown as Michael Gallitzin George Parry as Matthew 'Matt' Gallitzin Herb Edelman as Doug Ransom
Crew
John V. LaBarbera — Director of Photography Matthew F. Leonetti — Director of Photography George Jay Nicholson — Editor John Sacret Young — Screenplay Tony Converse — Producer Marc Tabulous — Producer
Synopsis

A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.

Trailer Special Olympics — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sportsdisabled childspecial olympicswidowersingle father
Key Collaborators
Lee Philips Director John V. LaBarbera Director of Photography Matthew F. Leonetti Director of Photography George Jay Nicholson Editor John Sacret Young Screenplay Tony Converse Producer Marc Tabulous Producer Merrit Malloy Producer
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