A Death of Innocence
| A Death of Innocence | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama | 
| Based on | A Death of Innocence by Zelda Popkin | 
| Written by | Joseph Stefano | 
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos | 
| Starring | Shelley Winters Arthur Kennedy Tisha Sterling Ann Sothern | 
| Music by | Morton Stevens | 
| Country of origin | United States | 
| Original language | English | 
| Production | |
| Producer | Mark Carliner | 
| Cinematography | Ben Colman | 
| Editor | Gene Fowler Jr. | 
| Running time | 73 minutes | 
| Production company | CBS Entertainment | 
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS[1] | 
| Release | November 26, 1971[1] | 
A Death of Innocence is a 1971 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paul Wendkos.
Plot
A woman attends the murder trial of her daughter.
Cast
- Shelley Winters as Elizabeth Cameron
- Arthur Kennedy as Mark Hirsch
- Tisha Sterling as Buffie Cameron
- Ann Sothern as Annie La Cossit
- John Randolph as Charles Cameron
- Harold Gould as Alexander Weisberg
- Antoinette Bower as Cara Fellman
- Peggy McCay as Helen McCloud
- Richard Bright as Jimmy Rekko
- Tony Young as Joe La Cossit
- Pilar Seurat as Miss Santiago
- Doreen Lang as Mary Fingerhut
Reception
The film was very successful in the ratings[2] being the second most watched movie on U.S. television during 1971 after Brian's Song with a Nielsen rating of 30.8 and an audience share of 55% (the share being more than Brian's Song's 48%).[1]
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