Echoes in the Darkness (TV Mini-Series 1987)

TV Mini-Series | Unrated | 250 min | Drama

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Based on the true life story that took place in 1979, this movie follows the murders of Susan Reinert (Stockard Channing) and her two children in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, a case that lasted seven years.

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Cast & Crew

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Peter Coyote

William Bradfield Jr.

(2 episodes, 1987)
Stockard Channing

Susan Reinert

(2 episodes, 1987)
Robert Loggia

Jay Smith

(2 episodes, 1987)
Peter Boyle

Sgt. Joe Van Nort

(2 episodes, 1987)
Cindy Pickett

Sue Myers

(2 episodes, 1987)
Gary Cole

Jack Holtz

(2 episodes, 1987)
Zeljko Ivanek

Vince Valaitis

(2 episodes, 1987)
Alex Hyde-White

Chris Pappas

(2 episodes, 1987)
Treat Williams

Rick Guida

(2 episodes, 1987)
Vincent Irizarry

Montione

(2 episodes, 1987)
Philip Bosco

Judge Garb

(2 episodes, 1987)
Brenda Bazinet

Lynn Reinert

(2 episodes, 1987)
Diane D'Aquila

Pat Schnure

(2 episodes, 1987)
Tony De Santis

Lou De Santis

(2 episodes, 1987)
Patricia Hamilton

Dorothy Hunsberger

(2 episodes, 1987)
Susannah Hoffmann

Beth Ann

(2 episodes, 1987)
Alan Jordan

Ken Reinert

(2 episodes, 1987)
Isabelle Mejias

Shelly

(2 episodes, 1987)
Eugene Clark

Proctor Nowell

(2 episodes, 1987)
Richard Comar

Matt Mullin

(2 episodes, 1987)
Scot Denton

Joshua Lock

(2 episodes, 1987)
Jayne Eastwood

Betty Vannort

(2 episodes, 1987)
David Ferry

Don Reddin

(2 episodes, 1987)
Chuck Shamata

Costopoulos

(2 episodes, 1987)

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 3 nominations.

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7 March 2006 | hyper_acctive

3

| this is not completely true.

I live in the town and attended the school where this took place around the time when it occurred. the frame work of the story is true, and the names of the people are true, but little else is true. Upper Merion is not on the Main Line, we did not go to school in a Gothic cathedral. Many of the people portrayed in the story are portrayed poorly and maliciously. These events permanently have harmed them, and this movie has not helped. These events did occur and affected the school and the people involved. However, this does not reflect the real stories behind the people and the school.

This is a fine movie for entertainment value, but please do not believe everything portrayed in it.

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Trivia

As of April 2020, the children (or their bodies) have not been found.

Quotes

Jack Holtz: What kids...?

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Plot Summary

Genres

Drama

Details

Release Date:

1 November 1987

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

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