I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
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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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Page
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
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, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
- Bibi Andersson - Dr. Fried
- Ben Piazza - Mr. Blake
- Lorraine Gary - Mrs. Blake
- Reni Santoni - Hobbs
- Signe Hasso - Helene
- Sylvia Sidney - Miss Coral
- Sarah Cunningham - Mrs. Forbes
- Leigh Curran - Women in Ward D
- Diane Varsi - Sylvia
- Robert Viharo - Anterrabae
- Cherry Davis - Nurses in Ward D
- Samantha Harper - Teacher in Ward D
- Kathleen Quinlan - Deborah Blake
- Martine Bartlett - Secret Wife of Henry VIII
- Darlene Craviotto - Carla
- Susan Tyrrell - Lee
- Norman Alden - McPherson
- Jeff Conaway - Lactamaeon
- Barbara Steele - Idat
- Donald Bishop - Doctor in Ward D
- Richard Herd - Dr. Halle
- June C. Ellis - The Spy
- Mary Carver - Eugenia
- Director(s):
- Anthony Page
- Writer(s):
- Gavin Lambert, Paul Chihara, Lewis John Carlino
- Producer(s):
- Edgar J. Scherick, Terence F. Deane, Michael Hausman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Violence)
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