Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Calvin Jarrett
Mary Tyler Moore
Beth Jarrett
Judd Hirsch
Dr. Berger
Timothy Hutton
Conrad Jarrett
M. Emmet Walsh
Swim Coach
Elizabeth McGovern
Jeannine Pratt
Dinah Manoff
Karen
Fredric Lehne
Lazenby
James B. Sikking
Ray Hanley
Basil Hoffman
Sloan
Quinn K. Redeker
Ward
Mariclare Costello
Audrey
Meg Mundy
Grandmother
Elizabeth Hubbard
Ruth
Adam Baldwin
Stillman
Richard Whiting
Grandfather
Scott Doebler
Buck Jarrett
Carl DiTomasso
Van Buren
Tim Clarke
Truan
Ken Dishner
Genthe
Lisa Smyth
Gail
Ann Eggert
Mitzi
Randall Robbins
Bryce
Cynthia Baker
Ms. Mellon
John Stimpson
John
Liz Kinney
Liz
Steven Hirsch
Mack
Rudy Hornish
Ed
Clarissa Downey
Chris
Cynthia Burke
Annie
Jane Alderman
Linda
Paul Preston
Dennis
Gustave Lachenauer
Gus
Marilyn Rockafellow
Sarah
Don Billett
Philip
Ronald Solomon
Joel
Virginia Long
Choir Director
Paula Segal
Shopper
Estelle Meyers
Saleslady
Stuart Shiff
Waiter
Rose Wool
Waitress
Douglas Kinney
Actor
Constance Addington
Actress
Edwin Bederman
McDonald's Manager
Bobby Coyne
Young Buck
Michael Creadon
Young Conrad
Crew
Robert Redford
Director
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
Judith Guest
Novel
Jeff Kanew
Editor
Carol Ann Jackson
Assistant Editor
Marilyn Madderom
Assistant Editor
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director
Michael Britton
Second Assistant Director
Mary Cay Hollander
Production Coordinator
Ronald L. Schwary
Producer, Production Manager
James Glennon
Camera Operator
Lou Noto
First Assistant Camera
Tommy Magglos
Second Assistant Camera
Penny Perry
Casting
Rita Salazar
Wardrobe Coordinator
Robert M. Moore
Wardrobe Coordinator
Bernie Pollack
Costume Design
Kathe Swanson
Hairstylist
Joel Israel
Hairstylist
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Kathleen Korth
Assistant Sound Editor
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles M. Wilborn
Sound Mixer
Dan Wallin
Sound Mixer
Kenneth Schwarz
Boom Operator
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Scott Grusin
Music Editor
Else Blangsted
Music Editor
Rusty Warren
Production Accountant
Dennis Park
Assistant Accountant
William Powley
Painter
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
William B. Fosser
Set Decoration
Herman Lowers
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Stein
Construction Foreman
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Willie Marceau
Head Carpenter
Patrick Markey
Location Manager
Edward Aiona
Property Master
Nancy Dowd
Additional Writing
Clyde Hart
Key Grip
Robert McLain
Key Grip
Ronald W. McLeish
Gaffer
John Credidio
Gaffer
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Jack Hirshberg
Unit Publicist
J. Michael Riva
Art Direction
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Richard Boris
Greensman
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