Letters from Frank

Nov 22, 1979

1h 40m

★ 0.0

Frank Miller, 65. They told him he was finished and that's when he and his wife began fighting back...Because you can't retire a courageous man from life.

Overview

When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes enraged and starts writing letters to his son, Richard, expressing his fury.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Paramount Television

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Cast

Frank Miller

Art Carney

Betty Miller

Maureen Stapleton

Richard Miller

Mike Farrell

Marlene

Gail Strickland

Edna Miller

Mary Jackson

Patty Miller

Jenny O'Hara

Dan Miller

Lew Ayres

Grandma Miller

Margaret Hamilton

Mr. Carstairs

Michael Goodwin

Ricky

Michael J. Fox

Instructor

Larry Buck

Millie

Margaret Martin

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