Desperate Choices: To Save My Child

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Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
GenreDrama
Written bySandra Jennings
Maggie Kleinman
Directed by Andy Tennant
Starring Joanna Kerns
Music by John M. Keane
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Andrew Adelson
Producers Iya Labunka (line producer)
Michael Sable (associate producer)
Cinematography Peter Stein
Editor Debra Neil-Fisher (as Debra Neil)
Running time100 mins.
Production companies ABC Productions (in association with)
Andrew Adelson Company
Empty Chair Productions Inc.
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child is a 1992 television film directed by Andy Tennant. It stars Joanna Kerns and Bruce Davison. [1] It was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in 1992. [2] The film was retitled Solomon's Choice for home video and rebroadcast.

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