Unnatural Causes (1986)
November 10, 1986Release Date
Unnatural Causes (1986)
November 10, 1986Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
John Ritter
Frank Coleman
Alfre Woodard
Maude DeVictor
Patti LaBelle
Jeanette Thompson
John Vargas
Fernando 'Nando' Sanchez
Frederick Allen
Kid
Lamont Johnson
Director
Richard Anthony Crenna
Soldier
Stephen Doran
Writer
Frank Pellegrino
Raul
Martin M. Goldstein
Writer
Jonathan Welsh
Dr. Lester
Robert Jacobs
Writer
Luba Goy
Rena
John Sayles
Writer
Charles Fox
Composer
Roger Steffens
Golub
Details.
Wiki.
Unnatural Causes is an American television film directed by Lamont Johnson and with a teleplay by John Sayles and story by Martin M. Goldstein and Stephen Doran & Robert Jacobs that is based on the true story of Maude DeVictor, a United States Department of Veterans Affairs counselor who worked to expose the government coverup of the dangers of Agent Orange. The film premiered on NBC on November 10, 1986. The film stars Alfre Woodard as Maude DeVictor, John Ritter as Frank Coleman, Patti LaBelle as Jeanette Thompson, John Vargas as Fernando 'Nando' Sanchez, Belinda Lang as Helen Cassady, and Richard Yearwood as Vincent. For their work, Woodard was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Johnson was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special.