The Littlest Victims (1989)
A true account of the life of pioneering AIDS doctor James Oleske.
- Date of release
- 1989-04-23
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Peter Levin
Casting
- Tim Matheson — Doctor James Oleske
- Christina Haag — Cheryl
- Lewis Arlt — Neil
- Graham Brown — Mr. Munson
- William Cain — Dr. Romney
- Mary-Joan Negro — Mary
- Maryann Plunkett — Barbara
- Nan-Lyn Nelson — Estelle
- Harsh Nayyar — Ramesh
- Novella Nelson — Mrs. Munson
- Larry Keith — Waxman
- Richard Venture — Alan Davidson
Interesting facts
The Littlest Victims is a 1989 CBS-produced biographical drama about Dr. James Oleske. The TV film was written by Kenneth Cavender and J.J. Towne based on a story by Towne and directed by Peter Levin. Dr. Oleske was the first U.S. physician to diagnose AIDS in children during the epidemic's early years when it was widely thought to be spread only though homosexual sex. It starred Tim Matheson as Oleske and was first broadcast on April 23, 1989.
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