Product Details

• Actors: Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore, Donnelly Rhodes, Chance Michael Corbitt
• Directors: David Greene
• Writers: Sebastian Milito, Robert W. Lenski
• Producers: Michael Solinger, Sebastian Milito, Tamara Asseyev
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New World Video
• VHS Release Date: October 4, 1991
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302238269
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,418 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Moving A Movie As Any Ever Created, March 2, 2005

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Sylvan Wizard "The Unknown Critic" (Fife Lake, MI.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Promise [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this movie but once many years ago when it was first released. It is a difficult movie to find, and I wonder what mystery surrounds the movie itself as to why it is a rare find. I say for those of us whom have the chance to get it do so as it may become one of the rarest movies to ever be found in the future. I know there are some controversial subjects within the movie that may have made it an "undesirable" movie to market,.....such as sterilization (castration) at asylums for young orphan boys. Whatever the reason, the movie was well acted by Mark Harmon and his supporting cast. This movie will leave you touched deeply and probably like myself and others; will not escape your memory any time soon. Brilliant and Touching, this is one that should be kept locked up and preserved indefinately.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well remembered film!, June 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: After the Promise [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It has been many years since this made for TV movie was aired. However, I remember it as vividly today as when I saw it for my first and only time, nearly 20 years ago. The fathers' desperate struggle to retain his four sons after the loss of his wife; as well as his dealings with an unsympathic court system, will leave you stunned. The system itself really should have been on trial. In the end, the father lives up to the promise he made to his four sons; but the abuse endured by the boys at county homes, before their father successfully reenters their lives, is as devastating as anything you'll ever see in film. This exceptional TV drama is based on a true story that occured during the great depression. It is the most moving television film to be made since Brian's Song.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable movie, May 6, 2005

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Jorge A. Higa "Chochi" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Promise [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw it for the first time about 18 years ago, when I was 14, and I saw it again a couple of times later. I've always wanted to buy this movie, but since I saw it in Spanish and the title was different, and I didn't remember any of the actors, it took me a while to find it. At last I did in Amazon.com but I was a little disappointed it hasn't been released on DVD. Anyway, I ordered the VHS version and at the time of writing it hasn't been delivered yet, but I'm sure when I see it again I will cry as much as I did 18 years ago. I will lend this movie to all my friends, and I would recommend it to anyone else. It's really one of the best movies ever filmed.