The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)
Overview
A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.617 |
Directed By
Larry Peerce
Crew
Glenn Ross
Eve Newman
Raphael Bretton
Harold Lewis
Ken John Borland
Edward S. Feldman
Lillian Gallo
Eddie Rio Jr.
Paul Williams
Lea Stalmaster
Kurt Neumann
Joe Pender
Doris Grau
Ronald L. Schwary
Michael Arciaga
Arthur F. 'Mickey' McAteer
Gloria Montemayor
Mario Tosi
Lawrence G. Paull
Al Fleming
Phill Norman
George Aliceson Tipton
Paula Giokaris
George Aliceson Tipton
Lambert Marks
Richard Briggs
Larry Peerce
Gerald Di Pego
TOP CAST
Meredith Baxter
Joanne Denver
Beau Bridges
Chris Schroeder
Walter Brooke
Mr. Denver
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Denver
Whitney Blake
Emma Verko
Woody Chambliss
Paul
Ford Rainey
Mr. Gilbert
Maxine Stuart
Mrs. Weiner
Patricia Harty
Carol Sutton
Mary Murphy
Mrs. Quayle
Bill Vint
Bob
Anne Barton
Mrs. Carter
Warren Miller
Mike Sutton
Linda Morrow
Gloria
Victor Bevine
Gary
Cecil Elliott
Gramma Dupre
Jan Arvan
Uncle Charles
Biff Elliot
Charles Verko
Tom Moses
Clerk
Sylvia Walden
Adoptive Parent #1
Millie Slavin
Adoptive Parent #2
Hampton Fancher
Adoptive Parent #3
Jocelyn Jones
Adoptee #1
Susan Adams
Adoptee #2
Patrick Duffy
Adoptee #3
Warren Seabury
Adoptee #4
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