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Special Olympics

Special Olympics (1978)

1h 40m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.

Director: Lee Philips

Studio: Roger Gimbel Productions

Genre: TV Movie, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

as Carl Gallitzin

Irene Tedrow

Irene Tedrow

as Elmira Gallitzin

Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham

as Janice Gallitzin

Philip Brown

Philip Brown

as Michael Gallitzin

George Parry

George Parry

as Matthew 'Matt' Gallitzin

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

as Doug Ransom