An Early Frost
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Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to his parents and the rest of his family. Though fearful of their reactions, he introduces them to his longtime lover, Peter, and looks to them for support.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1985-05-01
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: John Erman
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: An Early Frost
Production Companies: NBC Studios
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Aidan Quinn
Gena Rowlands
Ben Gazzara
Sylvia Sidney
D.W. Moffett
John Glover
Sydney Walsh
Terry O'Quinn
Bill Paxton
Cheryl Anderson
Christopher Bradley
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Don Hood
Barbara Hey
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