Tuesdays with Morrie / Oprah Winfrey presents a Harpo Films production ; executive producers, Oprah Winfrey and Kate Forte ; supervising producer, Jennifer Ogden ; written for telvision by Tom Rickman ; directed by Mick Jackson.

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True story of the friendship between Morrie Schwartz (Lemmon), Brandeis professor of sociology who is fatally ill with ALS, and his former student, now accomplished journalist Mitch Albom (Azaria). Reunited after a number of years, the older dying man shares with the younger man the truths he has co...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Harpo Films
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Jackson, Mick
Winfrey, Oprah
Lemmon, Jack
Azaria, Hank, 1964-
Moniz, Wendy
Aaron, Caroline
Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929-
Lynch, John Carroll, 1963-
Beltrami, Marco
Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Language:English
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Dist. by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©[2000?]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Schwartz, Morris S. > Drama.
Albom, Mitch, > 1958- > Drama.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis > Patients > Drama.
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Death > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Biographical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
True story of the friendship between Morrie Schwartz (Lemmon), Brandeis professor of sociology who is fatally ill with ALS, and his former student, now accomplished journalist Mitch Albom (Azaria). Reunited after a number of years, the older dying man shares with the younger man the truths he has come to understand about dying, living, and what really matters in this life.
Note:Closed-captioned.
DVD of the 1999 made-for-television movie.
Based on the book by Mitch Albom.
Videorecording.
Call Number:LD571.B418 S383 2000 VideoDVD
AN5 D0025579 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: TV-PG.
Awards:Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-series or Movie (Lemmon) ; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or Movie (Azaria) ; Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie ; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Mini-series, Movie, or Special.
ISBN:9780788843778
078884377X
Credits:Music by Marco Beltrami ; edited by Carol Littleton ; production designer J. Michael Riva ; director of photography Theo van de Sande.
System Details:DVD format.
Cast:
Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett, John Carroll Lynch.