Beauty (1998 film)

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Beauty
Genre Romance
Based onBeauty
by Susan Wilson
Screenplay bySelma Thompson
Directed by Jerry London
Starring Janine Turner
Jamey Sheridan
Hal Holbrook
Theme music composerDana Kaproff
Geoff Levin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMark Israel
Gary A. Randall
Producers Michelle MacLaren
Lynn Stevenson
Production location Vancouver
CinematographyJonathan Freeman
EditorMichael Brown
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesCitadel Entertainment
Grand Productions
Distributor CBS
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatColor
Audio format Stereo
Original release
  • October 25, 1998 (1998-10-25)

Beauty is an American television film starring Janine Turner, Jamey Sheridan and Hal Holbrook based on Susan Wilson's 1997 novel. It aired on CBS on October 25, 1998.

Synopsis

The "beauty" is talented painter Alix Miller (Turner). Her father, Alexander (Holbrook), is scheduled to go to the isolated Crompton mansion in New Hampshire to paint a family portrait of the mysterious, reclusive author Lee Crompton (Sheridan), but he falls ill and cannot. Alix decides to take his place. Much to her shock, Lee is horribly disfigured from a disease called acromegaly. Still, she has an obligation and so goes on with the painting. But as time goes on, they finds themselves increasingly drawn romantically to each other, despite the enigmatic Lee's own fears.


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