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Amos

United States of America

1985-09-29
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Drama,
TV Movie
▪ 1h-40m

70^%

User
Score

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Overview

Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking, the Sunset Nursing Home. Here he finds the head nurse, Daisy Daws, ruling the cowed patients with an iron hand, but as his determination to get out of Sunset grows, the more sinister his situation becomes.

Michael TuchnerDirector
Richard BergerArt Direction
Deborah MooreProduction Supervisor
Michael Douglas MiddletonStill Photographer
William Randall Jr.Sound Mixer
Stanley Gordon WestBook

Top Billed Cast

Kirk Douglas

Amos Lasher

Elizabeth Montgomery

Daisy Daws

Dorothy McGuire

Hester Farrell

Pat Morita

Tommy Tanaka

James Sloyan

Sheriff John Thomas

Ray Walston

Johnny Kent

Jerry Hausner

Sol Kessler

Don Keefer

Winston Beard

Camila Ashland

Mildred Lasher

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A review by stugood

5.0

Written by stugood on 2021-06-23

Highly derivative of 'Cuckoo's Nest, but none the less engaging at times for its story and performances. The mistreatment of old people is often touched upon but not usually highlighted enough in film; however, the tone here is often at odds with the characters and plot to be especially memorable. Nonetheless, Dougl...

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