Act of Love (1980)
A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.
- Date of release
- 1980-09-24
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Jud Taylor
Casting
- Ron Howard — Leon Cybulkowski
- Robert Foxworth — Andrew Rose
- Mickey Rourke — Joseph Cybulkowski
- David Spielberg — Victor Burton
- Jacqueline Brookes — Eugenia Cybulkowski
- Sondra West — Margaret Cybulkowski
- Gail Youngs — Joan Gruber
- Mary Kay Place — Becky Wiggins
- Peter Michael Goetz — Dr. Warren Fitzpatrick
- Peter Hobbs — Judge Traviera
- Kent Williams — Dr. Mitchell
- Chris Mulkey — Nurse Watkins
Interesting facts
Act of Love is a 1980 American made-for-television film adaptation of the book Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik by Judith Paige Mitchell. It is based on a true story.
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