Nobody's Child (1986)
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.
Director: Lee Grant
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Marlo Thomas as Marie Balter |
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Ray Baker as Joe Balter |
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Caroline Kava as Dr. Blackwell |
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Kathy Baker as Lucy Stavros |
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Campbell Lane as Mr. Edmond |
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Vanessa Santos as Little Marie |
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Donna Ford as Marie at 16 |
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William Nunn as Pa |
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Stefania DeStefanis as Ma Bartello |
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Karen Elizabeth Austin as Natural Mother |
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Garwin Sanford as Dr. Pitteo |
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Joseph Golland as Dr. Potts |
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Sheila Moore as Dr. Sara Steppe |
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Antony Holland as Dr. Burt |
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Don MacKay as Dr. Baldanza |
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Nancy Beatty as Lee |
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Sandra Seacat as Barbara |
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Todd Duckworth as Alan |
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Tom Heaton as Jim |
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Betty Phillips as Mother Superior |
| Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph Feury | Producer |
| Production | Milton Justice | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Claude Hazanavicius | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Brad Turner | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jean Bereziuk | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ron Kalish | Sound Editor |
| Production | Colleen Nystedt | Location Manager |
| Production | Mary Calquhoun | Casting |
| Sound | Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Justis Greene | Production Manager |
| Directing | T. W. Peacocke | Third Assistant Director |
| Editing | Cindy Kaplan Rooney | Associate Editor |
| Directing | Karen Robyn | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Magdaline Volaitis | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Robert Warmflash | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Stacy Williams | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Sid Kozak | Casting |
| Writing | Mary Gallagher | Writer |
| Directing | Lee Grant | Director |
| Writing | Ara Watson | Writer |
| Art | Della Mae Johnston | Set Decoration |
| Art | Linda Vipond | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Bis | Hairstylist |
| Art | Keith Hein | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Production | Dyson Lovell | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda A. Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | E. Thomas Case | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Oditz | Costume Design |
