Promises in the Dark

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"A remarkable film about the most disturbing subject of all."
  • PG
  • 1979
  • 1 hr 58 min
  • 6.5  (317)

Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detatchment - until she treats Buffy Koenig (Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens Kendall to life's possibilities. Soon the courageous girl's condition takes a downturn - and the physician must carefully, even agonizingly, weigh the consequences of keeping a promise she made to Buffy.

Promises in the Dark
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Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. Alexandra Kendall (Mason) hides behind a hard shell of professional detatchment - until she treats Buffy Koenig (Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens Kendall to life's possibilities. Soon the courageous girl's condition takes a downturn - and the physician must carefully, even agonizingly, weigh the consequences of keeping a promise she made to Buffy.

Promises in the Dark is a 1979 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.5.

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  • Release Date
    1979
  • MPAA Rating
    PG
  • Runtime
    1 hr 58 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    6.5  (317)