Christy, Choices of the Heart | |
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Written by | Catherine Marshall |
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Music by | Ron Ramin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Executive producer | Tom Blomquist |
Cinematography | Laszlo George |
Editor | Roger Mattiussi |
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Network | Pax TV |
Release | May 13 – May 14, 2001 |
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