Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (1989)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 12, 1989Release Date
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird (1989)
1h 36m
Running Time
August 12, 1989Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
In the 1950s, a teenage boy struggles as his happy family is broken apart when the father he idolizes develops cancer.
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Cast & Crew.

Linda Griffiths
Kate Talbot

Geoffrey Bowes
John Talbot

Louis Tripp
Jeremy Talbot

Marsha Moreau
Sarah Talbot

Martha Gibson
Aunt Margery

Ken James
Mr. Medford

Rosa Anderson-Barker
Tess Medford

Helen Hughes
Mrs. Mandel

Sam Aaron
Mr. Mandel

Stuart Clow
Real Estate Broker

Alana Shields
Mrs. Meigs

Sherry Bie
Mrs. Denver

Jean Little
Novel

Anna Sandor
Writer

Sandy Wilson
Director

William Gough
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird is a Canadian television film, directed by Sandy Wilson and broadcast by CBC Television in 1988. Adapted from the novel by Jean Little, the film centres on the Talbots, a family in the 1950s who are coping with father John's (Geoffrey Bowes) diagnosis with and death of cancer.
The cast includes Linda Griffiths as Kate Talbot, Louis Tripp as son Jeremy, Marsha Moreau as daughter Sarah and Martha Gibson as Aunt Margery, as well as Ken James, Rosa Anderson-Barker, Helen Hughes, Sam Aaron, Stuart Clow, Alana Shields, Sherry Bie, Lori Chodos, Mark Schofield, Jason Kravice, Jason Sorokin, Tommy Max, Gay Claitman and Steven Aiken in supporting roles.
The film was broadcast on December 4, 1988.