A Private Battle (1980)
A dramatization of the story of noted writer/journalist Cornelius Ryan, author of "The Longest Day," and the valiant battle against terminal cancer that led him to write about his ordeal, with the help of his loving wife, while at the same time determined to complete "A Bridge Too Far," which he had spent years researching.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
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Jack Warden as Cornelius Ryan |
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Anne Jackson as Kathryn Morgan Ryan |
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David Stockton as Geoffrey Ryan |
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Rachael Kelly as Vicki Ryan |
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Rebecca Schull as Anne Bardenhagen |
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Bill Moor as Dr. Pat Nelligan |
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Frederick Rolf as Dr. Slossy |
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Robert Elston as Dr. Whitmore |
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Jim Boyd as Dr. Jewett |
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Peter DeMaio as Harold Robbins |
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Millie Velasquez as Nurse |
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W.T. Martin as Staff Physician |
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Peter Miner as Woody |
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John Bartholomew Tucker as Emcee |
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Walter Cronkite as Self |
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Truman Gaige as Banquet Speaker |
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Clayton Rohner as |
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Jacques Roux as |
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Annette Miller as |
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Joseph O'Conor as |
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Victor Magnotta as |
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Peter Jeffries as Hippie Kid |
| Writing | Cornelius Ryan | Book |
| Writing | Katie Ryan | Book |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Music |
| Camera | Larry Pizer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrick McMahon | Editor |
| Art | James A. Taylor | Art Direction |
| Directing | Robert Michael Lewis | Director |
| Writing | John Gay | Writer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Michael Lepiner | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Chip Cronkite | Assistant Editor |