Touched by Love
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Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
Produced by | Michael Viner |
Screenplay by | Hesper Anderson |
Based on | To Elvis, with Love by Lena Canada |
Starring | Diane Lane Deborah Raffin |
Music by | John Barry |
Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
Edited by | Fred Chulack |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates
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October 31, 1980 |
Running time
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95 minutes |
Country | United States Canada |
Language | English |
Touched by Love (also called To Elvis, with Love) is a 1980 drama film about a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl afflicted with cerebral palsy; she has her charge become a pen pal with the girl's favorite singer, Elvis Presley. The film was based on the real-life reminiscences of Lena Canada.
Deborah Raffin was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and a Razzie for Worst Actress for her performance. The film also received a second Razzie nomination - Hesper Anderson for the worst screenplay.
Cast
- Diane Lane as Karen
- Deborah Raffin as Lena Canada
- Michael Learned as Dr. Bell
- John Amos as Tony
- Cristina Raines as Amy
- Mary Wickes as Margaret
- Clu Gulager as Don Fielder
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Touched by Love at IMDb
- Touched by Love at AllMovie
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- English-language films
- 1980 films
- 1980s drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Film scores by John Barry (composer)
- Films about people with cerebral palsy
- Films based on actual events
- Films based on non-fiction books
- Films shot in Alberta
- 1980s Canadian film stubs
- 1980s drama film stubs