The Seeding of Sarah Burns

"You'll never forget Sarah and what she did in the name of love."

1979 1h 36m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A young woman volunteers to carry an embryo transplant for a couple that has tried and failed to have a baby. Soon, however, she begins to have second thoughts about giving up the baby after it's born.

“You'll never forget Sarah and what she did in the name of love.”

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Cast

Kay Lenz
Sarah Burns
Martin Balsam
Dr. Samuel Melman
Cassie Yates
Karen Lovell
Charles Siebert
Alex Lovell
Cliff DeYoung
Tim
Virginia Kiser
Mrs. Angstrom
Bryan Gordon
Roger Deems
Caitlin O'Heaney
Linda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sandor Stern
Writers: Marc B. Ray, Sandor Stern
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sandor Stern, shot by William Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ina Massari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kay Lenz and Martin Balsam and Cassie Yates carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll never forget Sarah and what she did in the name of love.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sandor Stern directs. William Cronjager behind the camera. Ina Massari cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sandor Stern, shot by William Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ina Massari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kay Lenz and Martin Balsam and Cassie Yates carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "You'll never forget Sarah and what she did in the name of love.".
6IMDB entry: tt0079876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.