Touched By Love
Brief Synopsis
Lena Canada is a therapist who is working with Karen, a cerebral palsy patient who is a wheelchair-bound, and is possibly also autistic. As a way to bring Karen back into the world, Lena has her start writing pen pal letters to her favorite celebrity, Elvis Presley.
Cast & Crew
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Gus Trikonis
Director
Deborah Raffin
Lena Canada
Diane Lane
Karen
Michael Learned
Dr Bell
John Amos
Tony
Cristina Raines
Amy
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group; Sony Pictures Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
Lena Canada is a therapist who is working with Karen, a cerebral palsy patient who is a wheelchair-bound, and is possibly also autistic. As a way to bring Karen back into the world, Lena has her start writing pen pal letters to her favorite celebrity, Elvis Presley.
Director
Gus Trikonis
Director
Cast
Deborah Raffin
Lena Canada
Diane Lane
Karen
Michael Learned
Dr Bell
John Amos
Tony
Cristina Raines
Amy
Mary Wickes
Margaret
Clu Gulager
Don Fielder
Twyla-dawn Volkins
Monica
Clive Shalom-topper
Child
Jason Bates
Child
Joseph John Bondok
Child
Beverly Chapman
Child
Jennifer Collins
Child
Cathy Corns
Child
Rhonda Dejong
Child
Hanif Mawji
Child
Robbie Olisoff
Child
Melissa Quigg
Child
Darren Taylor
Child
Sharlene Taylor
Child
Darren Wall
Child
Carla Wildeman
Child
Gordon Bullivant
Teacher
Darrel Beingessner
Teacher
May Brackenbury
Teacher
Luella Dickson
Teacher
Patti Gunther
Teacher
Ruth Harwig
Teacher
Margaret Kuyt
Teacher
Juane Priest
Teacher
Dorothy Shalom
Teacher
Crew
Hesper Anderson
Screenwriter
Wendy Armistead
Production Assistant
John Barry
Music
Otis Blackwell
Song ("Don'T Be Cruel")
Robert A Blackwell
Song ("Ready Teddy")
Hal Blair
Song ("I Was The One")
Lena Canada
Book As Source Material ("To Elvis With Love")
Fred Chulack
Editor
Claude Demetrius
Song ("I Was The One")
Carolyn L. Elias
Hairstyles
Iloe Elliot
Hairstyles
Neill Fenn
Production Assistant
John Alfred Freeman
Makeup
Bert Gold
1st Assistant Director
Claudio Guzman
Art Direction
Vikki Haimilia
Other
Les Kimber
Unit Production Manager
Richard Kline
Director Of Photography
Jack Leber
Assistant Editor
Jerry Leiber
Song ("Hound Dog")
Bernie Lowe
Song ("Teddy Bear")
Moss Mabry
Costumes
Cam Macdonald
Camera Operator
Kal Mann
Song ("Teddy Bear")
John Marascalco
Song ("Ready Teddy")
Vera Matson
Song ("Love Me Tender")
Barry Merrells
Props
Ray Molyneaux
Set Decorator
Jan Newman
Makeup
Natalija Nogulich
Production Assistant
Bill Peppers
Song ("I Was The One")
Elvis Presley
Songs ("Love Me Tender" "Don'T Be Cruel")
David Ronne
Sound Recording Mixer
Aaron Schroeder
Song ("I Was The One")
Jennifer Shull
Casting
Peter J Silbermann
Publicist
Robert Sordal
Key Grip
Mike Stoller
Song ("Hound Dog")
Peter E. Strauss
Executive Producer
Joe Thornton
2nd Assistant Director
Michael Viner
Producer
Dan Wallin
Music Recording Mixer
Carole Westphall
Script Supervisor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group; Sony Pictures Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 1, 1980
Dove Films Inc. is a precursor of Dove Audio Inc., a book, audiotape and film company owned by the husband-and-wife team of Deborah Raffin and Michael Viner.
Released in United States Spring April 1, 1980
