The Ring (1996 film)

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The Ring, also known as Danielle Steel's The Ring, is a 1996 American made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Danielle Steel, based on her 1981 novel of the same name. It stars Nastassja Kinski and Michael York.

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It was first broadcast on NBC in 2 parts on October 20 and October 21, 1996. [1]

Plot

During World War II, a young aristocratic German woman, Ariana von Gotthardt, is separated from her family and imprisoned. After being freed she falls in love with military officer Manfredd von Tripp, of a similar aristocratic background, and they get married. When Berlin falls to the Soviets and her husband is killed, she flees to the United States carrying his unborn child, not giving up hope that she will find her family, which is tied together by her mother's ring.

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References

  1. "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner". 20 October 1996: 59.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)