Promised a Miracle

Promised a Miracle

5.3IMDb Score
Released:1988-05-19
Duration:94 min
Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Actors:Rosanna Arquette, Judge Reinhold, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Bower, Robin Pearson Rose
Production:Republic Television, CBS

Overview:

True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.

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