Film · 1981

The Acorn People

Name: The Acorn People
Director: Joan Tewkesbury
Genre: Drama, Family, TV Movie
Released: 1981-03-02

100 min · Directed by Joan Tewkesbury

Drama Family TV Movie

3.73
ratings

An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.

Cast

Ted Bessell

Jesse Hooten

Cloris Leachman

Nurse Betty Nelson

Dolph Sweet

Donald Bradshaw

Cheryl Anderson

Jill

LeVar Burton

Rodney

S

Shawn Timothy Kennedy

Charlie

M

Mark Gear

Benny

T

Tim Stone

Aaron

P

Patrick Lewis

Stewart

J

Jay Rowell

Spider

C

Christian McIntire

Hobson

P

Paul Davis

Martin

K

Kate Finlayson

Penny

K

Kimo Schulze

Basil

G

Gary Jochimsen

Ralph

S

Scott Campbell

Barry

Crew

Director: Joan Tewkesbury
Producer: Peter Katz, Charles H. Joffe, Larry Brezner
Writer: Ron Jones, Joan Tewkesbury
Editor: David Blangsted
Cinematography: Robert C. Jessup
Art Direction: Jack Marty
Composer: Craig Huxley

Details

Studios: Rollins-Joffe-Production, Morra-Breszner Productions, NBC Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: March 2, 1981

Themes

woman director

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