Small Sacrifices

Small Sacrifices is a 1989 made-for-TV movie written by Joyce Eliason and based on the best-selling true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name. The film is about Diane Downs and the murder and attempted murder of her three children. It stars Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp, John Shea and Emily Perkins. The film premiered on ABC on 12 November 1989. On 19 May 1983 at approximately 10:48 p.m, Downs (portrayed by Fawcett) drove to McKenz... More
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Initial release date:

  • Nov 12, 1989

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 39 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Small Sacrifices

Film

Directed by

David Greene

L. David Syms-Greene (February 22, 1921 – April 7, 2003), born Lucius David Syms Brian Lederman, was a British television and film director from Manchester, England, who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953, where he trained in television production with the CBC, and then moved on to Hollywood,...

Tagline:

  • Her children got in the way of her love

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Release date(s):

  • 1989

Production design by:

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Runtime:

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  • 2 h 39 min
  • 3 h 25 min
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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1989

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Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1990
  • 1990
  • 1990
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Nominees

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TV Program

Air date of first episode:

  • Nov 12, 1989

Original episode running time:

  • 4 h

Country of origin:

Currently in production:

  • Yes
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