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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.
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- Drama
- Gus Trikonis
- 1987
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.
Jan 7, 2021 · On May 1st, 1949 Karen Brown entered the world in a way you pray all children never will...handicapped. Rejected by her natural mother, she grew up in a special home. But this was not a cruel...
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Dec 31, 2014 · Touched by Love - (also called To Elvis, with Love) is a 1980 drama film about a therapist who tries a novel approach with a girl afflicted with cerebral palsy; she has her charge become a pen pal with the girl's favorite singer, Elvis Presley.
Lena Canada is a therapist who is working with Karen, a cerebral palsy patient who is a wheelchair-bound, and is possibly also autistic. As a way to bring Karen back into the world, Lena has her start writing pen pal letters to her favorite celebrity, Elvis Presley.
- Gus Trikonis
- Deborah Raffin
Touched by Love (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Touched by Love. 1980 · 1 hr 34 min. PG. Drama. A young nurse becomes determined to reach a teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley. Subtitles: English. Starring: Deborah Raffin Diane Lane Michael Learned Jon Amos Cristina Raines. Directed by: Gus Trikonis.
