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Touched by Love: Directed by Gus Trikonis. With Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, Michael Learned, John Amos. A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.
- (526)
- Drama
- Gus Trikonis
- 1987
Jan 7, 2021 · Based on the book "To Elvis with Love". TCB Long live the Spirit of Elvis ⚡ ⚡. On May 1st, 1949 Karen Brown entered the world in a way you pray all children never will...handicapped.Rejected ...
- 97 min
- 22.1K
- TSOE - Just Good Music
Touched by Love (originally titled To Elvis, With Love) is a 1980 American film directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin. First released to theaters in April 1980, the screenplay concerns a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl named Karen who is dealing with cerebral palsy and depression.
Touched by Love (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A drama about a therapist who helps a disabled girl write letters to Elvis Presley. Starring Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, John Amos and Michael Learned.
- Gus Trikonis
- Deborah Raffin
Based on nursing trainee Lena Canada's memoir, Touched By Love is the story of a cerebral palsy victim's pen-pal relationship with Elvis Presley. Fine performances by Diane Lane and Deborah Raffin.
This is a touching true story and fine adaption of Lena Canada's book about a lonely handicapped girl (Diane Lane) and her devotion to a very special person. With the help from a social worker (Deborah Raffin), the girl begins writing letters to her hero and the return correspondence transforms her dying days.
