Bill: On His Own

1983 1h 40m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 5

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll who teaches him how to read. Bill soon discovers his religious heritage, overcoming the fire that accidentally destroyed his small canteen business, and then travels to California to search for the Morrows.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mickey Rooney
Bill Sackter
Helen Hunt
Jenny Wells
Edie McClurg
Angela
Tracey Walter
Kenny
Teresa Wright
Mae Driscoll
Paul Lieber
Jeff Portman
Harry Goz
Tom Walz
Largo Woodruff
Beverly Morrow

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anthony Page
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bill Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Mickey Rooney and Helen Hunt and Edie McClurg carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Anthony Page directs. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Bill Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Mickey Rooney and Helen Hunt and Edie McClurg carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0085247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.