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Bittersweet Love

  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
227
YOUR RATING
Bittersweet Love (1976)
DramaMysteryRomance

Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.

  • Director
    • David Miller
  • Writers
    • Adrian Morrall
    • D.A. Kellogg
  • Stars
    • Lana Turner
    • Robert Lansing
    • Celeste Holm
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    227
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Miller
    • Writers
      • Adrian Morrall
      • D.A. Kellogg
    • Stars
      • Lana Turner
      • Robert Lansing
      • Celeste Holm
    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast21

    Lana Turner
    Lana Turner
    • Claire Peterson
    Robert Lansing
    Robert Lansing
    • Howard Lewis
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Marian Lewis
    Robert Alda
    Robert Alda
    • Ben Peterson
    Scott Hylands
    Scott Hylands
    • Michael Lewis
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Patricia Peterson
    • (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
    Gail Strickland
    Gail Strickland
    • Roz
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Alex
    Denise DeMirjian
    • Nurse Morrison
    John Friedrich
    John Friedrich
    • Josh Lewis
    Amanda Gavin
    • Judy
    Jerome Guardino
    Jerome Guardino
    • Psychiatrist
    Jack Jozefson
    • Mr. Schoste
    • (as Jac Jozefson Jr.)
    Vincent Milana
    • Dr. Green
    • (as Vince Milana)
    Erik L. Nelson
    Erik L. Nelson
    • Minister
    • (as Erik Nelson)
    Elizabeth Rogers
    Elizabeth Rogers
    • Joan
    Adriana Shaw
    Adriana Shaw
    • Mary
    Gretchen Sloate
    • Blonde
    • Director
      • David Miller
    • Writers
      • Adrian Morrall
      • D.A. Kellogg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews10

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    Related interests

    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Gig Young was replaced by Robert Lansing after only a few days of shooting, reportedly because he could not remember his lines.
    • Quotes
      • Patricia Peterson: We never will understand how it is for you.
      • Michael Lewis: No. I just can't feel the way you do. It's not just us any more, we're a family. We'll always be a family. You can't change that, and nobody on Earth can.
      • Patricia Peterson: Sorry. I... I need to understand this, in time. In the middle of the night I think of how it would have been never to know the truth. I put myself there and in that time before the truth I find peace and sleep. But the sleep ends, and I wake to who and what we are. Brother and sister. Strangers.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Birthmark
    • Filming locations
      • Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Zappala/Slott Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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