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Sunshine

Sunshine

The tender story of a girl's determination to fill her life with sunshine... for as long as she lives

19736.52h 1m

Overview

A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her young daughter, discovers she has terminal cancer. She begins to tape-record a journal of the time she has left so her daughter will know something of her when she grows up.

Directed by Joseph Sargent
Written by Carol Sobieski
Produced by George Eckstein
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Top Cast

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Kate Hayden

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Sam Hayden

Meg Foster

Meg Foster

Nora

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Carol Gillman

Bill Mumy

Bill Mumy

Weaver

Alan Fudge

Alan Fudge

David

Corey Fischer

Corey Fischer

Givitz

Lindsay Greenbush

Lindsay Greenbush

Jill Hayden

S

Sidney Greenbush

Jill Hayden

James Hong

James Hong

Dr. Wilde

Themes & Keywords

biographycancer

About Sunshine

Sunshine is a drama, tv movie film released in 1973 exploring themes of biography, cancer. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it stars Cristina Raines, Cliff DeYoung, Meg Foster. A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her young daughter, discovers she has terminal cancer. She begins to tape-record a journal of the time she has left so her daughter will know something of her when she grows up.

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