Dark Victory

(NBC, 2/5/1976, 180 mins). An updated three hour version of the 1939 Bette Davis movie and the 1967 one with Susan Hayward in this poignant love story of a terminally ill TV producer whose love for her doctor gives her the determination to go on. Billy Goldenberg was Emmy Award nominated for his musical score. The movie was subsequently cut to two hours for its repeat network showing and syndicated runs.

Production Company Universal Television. Director Robert Butler. Executive Producer Richard Irving. Producer Jules Irving. Teleplay M. Charles Cohen. Based on a Play by Bertram Bloch, George Emerson Brewer Jr. Photography Michael D. Margulies. Music Billy Goldenberg. Editor John J. Dumas. Art Director William H. Tuntke.

Cast Elizabeth Montgomery (Katherine Merrill), Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Michael Grant), Michele Lee (Dolores Marsh), Janet MacLachlan (Eileen), Michael Lerner (Manny), John Elerick (Jeremy), Herbert Berghof (Dr. Kassiter), Vic Tayback (Archie), Mario Roccuzzo (Sandy), Julie Rogers (Veronica), Michael Thoma (Sid), James Ingersoll (Dr. Snyder), Deborah White (Janet), Eric Server (Dr. Birney), Edgar Daniels (Zalenski), Jack Manning (Sam).