My Sweet Charlie
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| My Sweet Charlie | |
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| Approx. run time | 2 hours |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Richard Levinson William Link |
| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Produced by | Bob Banner Richard Levinson William Link |
| Starring | Patty Duke Al Freeman Jr. |
| Music by | Gil Melle |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Release date | January 20, 1970 |
My Sweet Charlie is an American television movie directed by Lamont Johnson. The teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link is based on the novel of the same name by David Westheimer. Produced by Universal Television and broadcast by NBC on January 20, 1970, it later had a brief theatrical release. The film was made on location in Port Bolivar, Texas.
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[edit] Synopsis
Charlie Roberts is a militant African American attorney from New York City falsely accused of murder in rural Texas.
Escaping from his captors, Charlie finds refuge in a vacant coastal vacation home, where he meets white Marlene Chambers, a naive, uneducated, unmarried, prejudiced, pregnant teenager who has been shunned by her father and boyfriend.
Realizing their survival depends upon their willingness to help each other, the two slowly overcome their initial contempt for and hostility toward one another, and their relationship develops into both friendship and platonic love.
[edit] Production notes
In 1966, Westheimer adapted his novel for a play that opened at Broadway's Longacre Theatre with Bonnie Bedelia and Louis Gossett in the leading roles. It ran for 12 previews and 31 performances [1].
[edit] Principal cast
- Patty Duke ..... Marlene Chambers
- Al Freeman Jr. ..... Charlie Roberts
- Ford Rainey ..... Treadwell
[edit] Principal production credits
- Producers ..... Bob Banner, Richard Levinson, William Link
- Original Music ..... Gil Melle
- Cinematography ..... Gene Polito
- Art Direction ..... Robert Luthardt
- Costume Design ..... Charles Waldo
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Patty Duke, winner)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (winner)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television (winner)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Al Freeman Jr., nominee)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Dramatic Program (nominee)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (nominee)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television (nominee)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing (nominee)
- Image Award for Best Program of the Year (winner)
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television (winner)
