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Pilgrim, Farewell
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Pilgrim, Farewell

1980-09-01 · 102 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · TV Movie

A woman suffering from terminal cancer struggles to resolve several relationships in her life: a devoted but stressed lover, an estranged sister, and a daughter on the edge of a nervous breakdown.

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Directors
Michael Roemer
Production companies
Post Mills Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Elizabeth HuddleElizabeth HuddleKate
Christopher LloydChristopher LloydPaul
Elizabeth FranzElizabeth FranzDoctor
Robert Curtis BrownRobert Curtis BrownLuke
Laurie PrangeLaurie PrangeAnn
Leslie PaxtonLeslie PaxtonRebecca
Shelley WyantMaggie
Robert BrownRobert BrownLuke
Tamar KummelGirl on trampoline

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