Bill
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Anthony Page
Mickey Rooney
Dennis Quaid
Largo Woodruff
Harry Goz
Anna Maria Horsford
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Synopsis
Mickey Rooney, fresh off renewed stardom on Broadway in "Sugar Babies", turned in a remarkable Emmy Award-winning performance as Bill Sackter, an indomitable real-life spirit who is forced to tackle life outside of the mental institution where he was confined for 44 years, with the help of his new-found friend and guardian, aspiring filmmaker Barry Morrow. Corey Blechman, who wrote the script based on Morrow's story of Sackter, also won an Emmy Award, and a nomination went to "Bill" itself as Outstanding Drama Special. Two years later, Rooney reprised his role in a sequel called "Bill: On His Own". It also won the l98l George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished programming.
Director
Anthony Page
Cast
Mickey Rooney
Dennis Quaid
Largo Woodruff
Harry Goz
Anna Maria Horsford
Kathleen Maguire
Jenny Dweir
Tony Turco
Ray Serra
John Towey
Breon Gorman
George Hamlin
Phil Oxnam
Harriet Rogers
Lotta Palfi
Katharine Balfour
Bill Schilling
Billy Stulberg
Bill Winkler
John Eric Bentley
Philip Levy
Cordis Heard
John Ridge
Laurie Robyn
Carrick Glenn
Steve Levitt
Raymond Serra
Crew
G Alicon
Corey Blechman
William Daly
Mike Fash
George B Hively
Anthony Humecke
David Kappes
William Kraft
William Kraft
Alan Landsburg
Barry Morrow
Mel Stuart
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Aired in United States December 22, 1981
