I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
- Starring:
- Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Page
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Without ever revealing the diagnosis, this film chronicles the inner life and outer circumstances of Deborah Blake (Kathleen Quinlan), a young mental patient. As the film opens, she is being accompanied by her subdued parents to yet another mental hospital. This one looks clean and cheerful, at least. Her treatment is handled by Dr. Fried (Bibi Andersson), a very skillful therapist who gets past her deranged defenses and reveals that Deborah harbors some very violent fantasies about some of her relatives. The movie is based on the best-selling autobiographical novel by Joanne Greenberg. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Bibi Andersson - Dr. Fried
- Ben Piazza - Mr. Blake
- Lorraine Gary - Mrs. Blake
- Reni Santoni - Hobbs
- Signe Hasso - Helene
- Sylvia Sidney - Miss Coral
- Richard Herd - Dr. Halle
- Leigh Curran - Women in Ward D
- Donald Bishop - Doctor in Ward D
- Sarah Cunningham - Mrs. Forbes
- Robert Viharo - Anterrabae
- Diane Varsi - Sylvia
- Kathleen Quinlan - Deborah Blake
- Martine Bartlett - Secret Wife of Henry VIII
- Darlene Craviotto - Carla
- Susan Tyrrell - Lee
- Norman Alden - McPherson
- Jeff Conaway - Lactamaeon
- Cherry Davis - Nurses in Ward D
- Barbara Steele - Idat
- Mary Carver - Eugenia
- June C. Ellis - The Spy
- Samantha Harper - Teacher in Ward D
- Director(s):
- Anthony Page
- Writer(s):
- Lewis John Carlino, Paul Chihara, Gavin Lambert
- Producer(s):
- Michael Hausman, Terence F. Deane, Daniel H. Blatt
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Violence)
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