Product Details

• Actors: Patty Duke, Gordon Clapp, Stephen Dimopoulos, Melissa Gilbert, Ashleigh Aston Moore
• Directors: Sheldon Larry
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001D0T4IU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,631 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Family of Strangers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FAMILY OF STRANGERS - DVD Movie

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughter finding her mother, October 17, 2008

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Roberta Hotard "Mrs. H" (Somewhere here, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family of Strangers (DVD)

Julie (Melissa Gilbert) goes out to search for her birth mother due to her becoming ill and needs medical information. I will not give the details of the whole movie but has a very horrific past for Beth (Patty Duke) who plays the roll of the birth mother to Julie. This movie was very heart warming at the end , there was not a dry eye from me and kept me on the edge of my seat. Dont recall seeing this on television, I dont know how I missed it. Now I own it and was a great price on Amazon. Everyone needs to have their medical history information of birth father/mother because you just never know. Enjoy.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Secrets, July 14, 2009

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Anne Marie Martin (Lebanon, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family of Strangers (DVD)

I watched this movie years ago on film when I was younger and I found this movie to be very emotional based on a true story. I will always know Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls but she does play great roles in movies like this one. It is a story of one woman's journey to finding her birth mother after she learns she is seriously ill and that she was adopted at birth. When she does find her birth mother played by Patty Duke she learns that she was given up for adoption because she was the product of rape. Her birth mother never knew who raped her that dark night long ago but she had kept a green button ripped from her attacker's jacket. In the end it reveals who the father of Melissa Glibert's character and it is a surprise. Very emotional but worth watching.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie at a great price!, October 12, 2008

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Ryal McMurry (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family of Strangers (DVD)

I love Patty Duke, and this is a great performance by her. I remember watching this film when it first aired several years ago. I taped it and have watched it several times over the years. I am so glad it has arrived on DVD.

Ms. Duke and Ms. Gilbert are wonderful together, and this re-teaming of them is certainly worth the price. William Shatner, Eric McCormack, and Gordon Clapp all have roles in this movie too, but it is the chemistry of the two stars that really makes this something special.

The story is interesting and leaves the audience guessing. Even though I've seen it several times, it never gets old. Great performances definitely make it more memorable though.

If you are a fan of either of the leads, or if you just love great entertainment, this is definitely a DVD you should have in your collection.