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About Sarah

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
322
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Diane Baker, Kellie Martin, and Mary Steenburgen in About Sarah (1998)
Drama

When the family matriarch suddenly dies, her granddaughter inherits custody of her mentally-challenged mother.When the family matriarch suddenly dies, her granddaughter inherits custody of her mentally-challenged mother.When the family matriarch suddenly dies, her granddaughter inherits custody of her mentally-challenged mother.

  • Director
    • Susan Rohrer
  • Writers
    • Susan Rohrer
    • Nancey Silvers
  • Stars
    • Kellie Martin
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • Diane Baker
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    322
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Susan Rohrer
    • Writers
      • Susan Rohrer
      • Nancey Silvers
    • Stars
      • Kellie Martin
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • Diane Baker
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Kellie Martin
    Kellie Martin
    • Mary Beth McCaffrey
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Lila Hollingsworth
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Grandma Rose McCaffrey
    Nick Searcy
    Nick Searcy
    • Johnny
    Chad Christ
    Chad Christ
    • Mike
    Steven Gilborn
    Steven Gilborn
    • Lew Roth
    Karen Rauch
    • Grace
    William S. Taylor
    William S. Taylor
    • Judge Hillstrom
    • (as William Taylor)
    Aloma Wright
    Aloma Wright
    • Claudia Avery
    Katherine Cortez
    Katherine Cortez
    • Mrs. Hansen
    Ariana Munker
    • Andrea J. Keating
    • (as Ariana Chase)
    Michael Emanuel
    Michael Emanuel
    • Waterfront Park Worker
    Richard Kuhlman
    Richard Kuhlman
    • Police Officer
    Carlease Burke
    Carlease Burke
    • Waterfront Security Guard
    Paul Michael
    • Cotton Candy Vendor
    Dorothy Sinclair
    • Ada Silver
    Laura Robbins
    Laura Robbins
    • Ms. Scott
    • Director
      • Susan Rohrer
    • Writers
      • Susan Rohrer
      • Nancey Silvers
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    A moving tv drama

    Kellie Martin is great in this movie,not that we've come to expect any less from her but this is one of the best moving dramas made for tv.It's about a normal girl who gets custody of her mentally retarded mother .A tearjerking drama worth seeing 8/10
    • jessie-8
    • Jul 22, 2002
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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A propósito de Sarah
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)
      • TeleVest Entertainment
      • Tim Reid Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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