Getting Married | |
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Genre | Comedy Romance |
Written by | John Hudock |
Directed by | Steven Hilliard Stern |
Starring | Richard Thomas Bess Armstrong Mark Harmon |
Theme music composer | Craig Safan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Robert Greenwald Frank von Zerneck |
Cinematography | Howard Schwartz |
Editor | Kurt Hirschler |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production companies | Moonlight Productions Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | May 17, 1978 [1] |
Getting Married is a 1978 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, written by John Hudock, and starring Richard Thomas, Bess Armstrong, and Mark Harmon. A man falls in love with a newscaster and attempts to win her heart before she weds another man. [2]
Michael Carboni, an associate director at a TV studio, falls in love with Kristine Lawrence, the station's newscaster. However, Kristy is due to be married in a week, and Michael has yet to reveal his feelings to her. Michael must find a way to get Kristine's affection and have her call off the wedding.
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