A Death of Innocence
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| genre = Drama
| based_on = {{Based on|A Death of Innocence|Zelda Popkin}}
| writer = Joseph Stefano
| director = Paul Wendkos
| starring = Shelley Winters
Arthur Kennedy
Tisha Sterling
Ann Sothern
| music = Morton Stevens
| country = United States
| language = English
| producer = Mark Carliner
| executive_producer =
| editor = Gene Fowler Jr.
| cinematography = Ben Colman
| runtime = 73 minutes
| company = CBS Entertainment
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| network = CBS
| released = {{Start date|1971|11|26}}
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A Death of Innocence is a 1971 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paul Wendkos.
Plot
A woman attends the murder trial of her daughter.
Cast
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- Shelley Winters as Elizabeth Cameron
- Arthur Kennedy as Mark Hirsch
- Tisha Sterling as Buffie Cameron
- Ann Sothern as Annie La Cossit
- John Randolph as Charles Cameron
- Harold Gould as Alexander Weisberg
- Antoinette Bower as Cara Fellman
- Peggy McCay as Helen McCloud
- Richard Bright as Jimmy Rekko
- Tony Young as Joe La Cossit
- Pilar Seurat as Miss Santiago
- Doreen Lang as Mary Fingerhut
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Reception
The film was very successful in the ratings{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|148353437}} |title=Made-for-TV movies find big ratings |work=The Washington Post and Times-Herald |date=9 April 1972 |page=TC27 }} being the second most watched movie on U.S. television during 1971 after Brian's Song with a Nielsen rating of 30.8 and an audience share of 55% (the share being more than Brian's Song{{'s}} 48%).{{cite magazine|title=Made-For-TV Movie Rankings|magazine=Variety|date=January 25, 1972|page=81}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0066976}}
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19508/a-death-of-innocence A Death of Innocence] at TCMDB
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Category:1971 television films
Category:American courtroom films
Category:Films with screenplays by Joseph Stefano
Category:Films directed by Paul Wendkos
Category:American drama television films
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