The Russell Girl
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| The Russell Girl | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jill Blotevogel |
| Directed by | Jeff Bleckner |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Brent Shields |
| Producer | Andy Gottlieb |
| Production location | Toronto |
| Cinematography | Charles Minsky |
| Editor | Geoffrey Rowland |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 27, 2008 |
The Russell Girl is a 2008 American drama television film directed by Jeff Bleckner and written by Jill Blotevogel. It stars Amber Tamblyn as a young medical student who must come to terms with her past. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jennifer Ehle, and Henry Czerny co-star. The film premiered on CBS on January 27, 2008, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series.
Sarah Russell is a young woman who has recently discovered that she has leukemia right before she also discovers that she has been accepted to Northwestern University's medical program. She decides to put her school on hold so she can travel back home to tell her parents Gayle and Phil about her recent diagnosis. However at the same time Sarah is convinced that this is retribution for a tragic accident that involved her neighbor Lorainne's baby.
Cast
- Amber Tamblyn as Sarah Russell
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gayle Russell
- Jennifer Ehle as Lorainne Morrissey
- Henry Czerny as Howard Morrisey
- Paul Wesley as Evan Carroll
- Tim DeKay as Phil Russell
- Daniel Clark as Daniel Russell
- Ben Lewis as Jon Morrissey
- Max Morrow as Rick Morrissey
- Richard Leacock as Dr. Gordon
- Richard Fitzpatrick as Ray
- Rebecca Dreiling as Karaoke Girl
- Max MacBride as Young Jon
- William Cuddy as Young Rick
- Paula Barrett as Fran