When Michael Calls

When Michael Calls
Based on When Michael Calls
by John Farris
Written by James Bridges
Directed by Philip Leacock
Starring Ben Gazzara
Elizabeth Ashley
Michael Douglas
Music by Lionel Newman
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Edgar J. Scherick
Producer(s) Gil Shiva
Cinematography Reg Morris
Don Wilder
Editor(s) P.A. James
Running time 73 minutes
Production company(s) 20th Century Fox Television
Palomar Pictures
Release
Original network ABC
Original release February 5, 1972 (1972-02-05)

When Michael Calls is a 1972 American made-for-television horror-thriller film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara and Michael Douglas.[1] It was adapted from John Farris' 1967 novel of the same name.

Plot

Helen Connelly is a woman whose nephew Michael died fifteen years earlier. She is separated from her husband, Doremus. She is close to Michael's brother, Craig. When mysterious happenings began taking place and she begins receiving phone calls from the supposedly dead Michael, Helen begins to wonder if Michael is really dead or if she is losing touch with reality.

Cast

Release

The television film was first broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week on February 5, 1972.[2]

The film has been released on VHS and DVD by various small labels. It also appears under the title Shattered Silence.

References


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