Special Olympics (film)

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Special Olympics
GenreDrama
Sport
Written by John Sacret Young
Directed by Lee Philips
Starring Irene Tedrow
Mare Winningham
Philip Brown
Music by Peter Matz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Roger Gimbel
ProducersTony Converse
Merrit Malloy
Marc Tabulous
Production locations Albuquerque, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
CinematographyJohn V. LaBarbera
Matthew F. Leonetti
EditorGeorge Jay Nicholson
Running time100 min.
Production companiesEMI Films
Roger Gimbel Productions
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseFebruary 8, 1978 (1978-02-08)

Special Olympics is a 1978 American TV movie starring Charles Durning and directed by Lee Phillips for EMI Television. [1]

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It was also known as A Special Kind of Love.

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References

  1. The Taming of Hatter Fox Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 12 Oct 1977: g18.