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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
GenreDrama
Screenplay byClifford Campion
Directed byRichard T. Heffron
StarringMartin Sheen
Roxanne Hart
Cicely Tyson
Theme music composerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersCharles W. Fries
Irv Wilson
ProducersDeborah Joy LeVine
Debbie Robins
Production locationWashington, D.C.
CinematographyHanania Baer
EditorScott C. Eyler
Running time96 minutes
Production companiesLeVine-Robins Productions
Fries Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 19, 1986 (1986-05-19)

Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story is a 1986 American television film directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Martin Sheen as homeless activist Mitch Snyder.[1][2][3][4]

Cast

Accolade

For her performance in the film, Cicely Tyson won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.[5]

References

  1. ^ Page, Paul (12 May 1986). "Stars Turn Out For Preview Of Movie On Homeless". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ Varkonyi, Charles (10 August 1986). "HUNGER CHIC SHARING THE WEALTH IN BEVERLY HILLS". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ Parrott, Jennings (14 May 1986). "Underdogs Have Their Day; New Film Aids Homeless". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The Unsheltered : Martin Sheen Discovers the Distance Between the Haves and the Homeless". Los Angeles Times. 27 April 1986. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Dionne Warwick was honored as 'Entertainer of the Year'..." United Press International. 15 December 1986. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

Films directed by Richard T. Heffron
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