Act of Love | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik by Judith Paige Mitchell |
Screenplay by | Michael de Guzman |
Directed by | Jud Taylor |
Starring | Ron Howard Robert Foxworth Mickey Rourke David Spielberg Jacqueline Brookes |
Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Gerald W. Abrams |
Producer | Bruce J. Sallan |
Cinematography | Michael D. Margulies |
Editor | Gregory Prange |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Production companies | Cypress Point Productions Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 24, 1980 |
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. [1]
It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. It stars Ron Howard, [2] Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline Brookes. The film also features Married... with Children star David Faustino. The score was composed by Billy Goldenberg. [3]
The story concerns a man performing euthanasia on his paralyzed brother. [4] [5]
It was the sixth most-watched prime time television program in the United States for the week of its debut in September 1980. [6]