Mary White (1977)
- Directed by
- Jud Taylor
- Genre
- drama, tv movie, family
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A newspaper editor and his wife raise their spirited teenage daughter in early 20th century America. The story follows her joyful life and ends with her sudden death in a riding accident.
heartfeltbittersweetnostalgicgentleemotionalfamily-centeredsincerequietly moving
What happens
Mary White is a 1977 made-for-TV period biographical movie directed by Jud Taylor about American newspaper editor and author William Allen White (played by Ed Flanders) and his teenage daughter Mary (played by Kathleen Beller), who died at age 16 in a horseback riding accident. The film is based on the true story of White's daughter Mary Katherine, who died in 1921 and was the subject of a well-known eulogy written by her father. Caryl Ledner won the Emmy Award for Best Teleplay, Movie-For-Television, in the 1977-78 season. The film often appeared on television in the 1980s, and is now on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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