A Family Upside Down (1978)
1h 38m
Running Time
April 8, 1978Release Date
A Family Upside Down (1978)
1h 38m
Running Time
April 8, 1978Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
An elderly married couple find that as their physical and mental health deteriorates, they find themselves dependent more and more upon their grown children.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Helen Hayes
Emma Long
Fred Astaire
Ted Long
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Mike Long
Patty Duke
Wendy
Pat Crowley
Carol Long
Brad Rearden
Scott Long
David Lowell Rich
Director
Ford Rainey
Mr. Case
Gerald Di Pego
Writer
Kim Hamilton
Paula
Ross Hunter
Producer
Jacques Mapes
Producer
Phillip R. Allen
Dr. Russo
Henry Mancini
Composer
Karl Held
Al
Lanna Saunders
Mrs. Lovell
Joseph F. Biroc
Cinematographer
Belinda Palmer
Rhonda
Miiko Taka
Mrs. Taka
David Haskell
House Painter
R. Norwood Smith
Wes Allen
Charles Walker
Aide
Gary Swanson
Instructor
Gail Landry
Candy Striper
Details.
Wiki.
A Family Upside Down is a 1978 American drama television film directed by David Lowell Rich and written by Gerald Di Pego. It stars Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire as an elderly married couple, with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Pat Crowley, and Patty Duke in supporting roles.
The film was praised for the performances of the cast, earning Astaire a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special. It also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Film.