Film

A Long Way Home

1981 · 1h 40m · TV Movie · Drama

IMDb

7.1

A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their abandonment by their migrant worker parents. Luckily, he finds a compassionate social worker who, at first reluctantly, decides to help him cut through the bureaucratic red tape.

Timothy Hutton

Donald Branch Booth

Brenda Vaccaro

Lillian Jacobs

Rosanna Arquette

Rose Cavanaugh

Paul Regina

David Branch Czaky

George Dzundza

Floyd Booth

John Lehne

Riggins

Bonnie Bartlett

JoAnn Booth

Wil Wheaton

Donald Branch, age 8

Seven McDonald

Andy Booth

Floyd Levine

Judge Sosna

Brenda Elder

Gloria

Brendan Burns

Driver

John Touchstone

Partner

Paul Haber

Rudy

Brendan Klinger

David Branch, age 5

Garry Kluger

Paul

• Robert MarkowitzDirector
• Dennis NemecWriter · Producer
• Linda OttoProducer
• Alan LandsburgExecutive Producer
• Tom KuhnExecutive Producer
• Donald H. BirnkrantDirector of Photography
• William GoldsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Peter ParashelesEditor

ABC Monday Night promo April 1984

Release date

December 6, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

TV Movie, Drama

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