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A Private Battle (1980)

Genre : TV Movie, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Robert Michael Lewis

Synopsis

A dramatization of the story of noted writer/journalist Cornelius Ryan, author of "The Longest Day," and the valiant battle against terminal cancer that led him to write about his ordeal, with the help of his loving wife, while at the same time determined to complete "A Bridge Too Far," which he had spent years researching.

Actors

Jack Warden
Jack Warden
Cornelius Ryan
Anne Jackson
Anne Jackson
Kathryn Morgan Ryan
David Stockton
David Stockton
Geoffrey Ryan
Rachael Kelly
Rachael Kelly
Vicki Ryan
Rebecca Schull
Rebecca Schull
Anne Bardenhagen
Bill Moor
Bill Moor
Dr. Pat Nelligan
Frederick Rolf
Frederick Rolf
Dr. Slossy
Robert Elston
Robert Elston
Dr. Whitmore
Jim Boyd
Jim Boyd
Dr. Jewett
Peter DeMaio
Peter DeMaio
Harold Robbins
Millie Velasquez
Millie Velasquez
Nurse
W.T. Martin
W.T. Martin
Staff Physician
Peter Miner
Peter Miner
Woody
John Bartholomew Tucker
John Bartholomew Tucker
Emcee
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self
Truman Gaige
Truman Gaige
Banquet Speaker
Clayton Rohner
Clayton Rohner
Jacques Roux
Jacques Roux
Annette Miller
Annette Miller
Joseph O'Conor
Joseph O'Conor
Victor Magnotta
Victor Magnotta
Peter Jeffries
Peter Jeffries
Hippie Kid

Crews

Robert Michael Lewis
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
John Gay
John Gay
Writer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Robert Halmi Jr.
Producer
Michael Lepiner
Michael Lepiner
Executive Producer
Chip Cronkite
Chip Cronkite
Assistant Editor
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan
Book
Katie Ryan
Katie Ryan
Book
Charles Gross
Charles Gross
Music
Larry Pizer
Larry Pizer
Director of Photography
Patrick McMahon
Patrick McMahon
Editor
James A. Taylor
James A. Taylor
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

A Private Battle 1980 CBS Tuesday Night Movies Promo

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