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Sam's Son

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Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical sketch of his earlier life. It's the story of Gene Orowitz, a high school student struggling with his identity, who finds success as a javelin thrower on the track team.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1984-08-17

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Michael Landon

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Sam's Son

Production Companies: Worldvision Enterprises, Michael Landon Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Eli Wallach

Anne Jackson

Michael Landon

Timothy Patrick Murphy

Hallie Todd

Jonna Lee

Howard Witt

William Boyett

John Walcutt

David Lloyd Nelson

William Bassett

Harvey Gold

James Karen

David Wakefield

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