United States / May 24, 1983 / CBS
The Cradle Will Fall (1983)
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
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This doctor's a killer. Is the woman tracking him his next patient or his next victim?
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, Dr. Highley, thinks that DeMaio can identify him, her life is put in jeopardy. Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" play those same roles here.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerry Ver Dorn | Ross Marler |
| Doris Belack | Edna Burns |
| Michael Higgins | Dr. Emmet Salem |
| Ralph Byers | Christopher Lewis |
| Debra Mooney | Vangie Lewis |
| William H. Macy | Ben Duffy |
| Frieda Bauer | Mrs. Rawlings |
| Audrey Jo Campbell | Dream Mother |
| Cindy Cash | Nurse |
| Robin Jo Coleman | Nurse's Aide |
| Tony Devon | Mr. Miller |
| Dianne Oyama Dixon | Mavis |
| Peggy Dobson | Amy |
| Danielle DuClos | Little Kathy |
| Ezra Eichelberger | Jim |
| Terri M. Gardner | Nurse #1 |
| Gerry House | Policeman #2 |
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| Barbara B. Shepherd | Patient |
| Mary Timoney | Secretary |
| Michael Torrey | Policeman #1 |
| Jackie Welch | Head Nurse |
| Stacy Harris | Wicked Nurse (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerHorrorDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Cradle Will Fall |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cates Films, Telepictures, Procter & Gamble Productions, CBS |
| Release date | 24 maggio 1983 |
| Production | Joseph Cates |
| Writer | Mary Higgins Clark, Jerome Coopersmith |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Steven Poster, Michael E. Matteson, Jeff Wolf |
| Assistant directors | John Llewellyn Moxey |
| Camera operators | Steven Poster, Michael E. Matteson, Jeff Wolf |
| Additional photography | Steven Poster, Michael E. Matteson, Jeff Wolf |
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| Production design | Virginia Field |
| Art direction | Virginia Field |
| Set decoration | Virginia Field |
| Music | Elliot Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, John Speak, Andrew Adams |
| Sound | Elliot Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, John Speak, Andrew Adams |
| Costume design | Evelyn Thompson |
| Makeup | Evelyn Thompson |
| Hairstyling | Evelyn Thompson |
Release dates
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