Movies by John Korty
As a director:
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Gift of Love (1999)
Cast: Elden Henson, Debbie Reynolds, John Bourgeois …
Directed by: John Korty
Based on a true story, Gift of Love follows high school football star Daniel Huffman (Elden Henson), whose grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Daniel…
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Getting Out (1994)
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Robert Knepper, Carole Mitchell-Leon …
Directed by: John Korty
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts…
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A Son's Promise (1990)
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Andrew Lowery, Rick Schroder …
Directed by: John Korty
Terry O'Kelly (Rick Schroder), a 17-year-old fatherless Georgia boy, promises his mother (Veronica Cartwright) on her deathbed that he'll keep the family together and care for his…
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Resting Place (1986)
Cast: Richard Bradford, Richard Brooks, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: John Korty
Heroism comes in many guises. For Maj. Kendall Laird (John Lithgow), it means determining why a black lieutenant (Richard Brooks) killed in Vietnam isn't allowed to be buried in his…
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Star Wars: Ewok Adventures: Caravan of Courage / The Battle for Endor (1985)
Cast: Guy Boyd, Tony Cox, Warwick Davis …
Directed by: John Korty
This live-action double bill executive produced by George Lucas stars the adorable but incredibly tough Ewoks from the Star Wars saga. Both Caravan of Courage and The Battle of Endor earned…
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The Haunting Passion (1983)
Cast: Jane Seymour, Gerald McRaney, Millie Perkins …
Directed by: John Korty
An unusual love triangle unfolds in this thriller starring Jane Seymour and Gerald McRaney. A happily married couple moves into an old house, but their happiness is marred when the wife…
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A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Cast: James Cromwell, Barbara Tarbuck, Michael Learned …
Directed by: John Korty
In director John Korty's ode to the perseverance of the human spirit, a recent divorcee strives to rebuild her life by moving to San Francisco. With jumbled day-to-day jobs, the newly…
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Oliver's Story (1979)
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett …
Directed by: John Korty
In this sequel to the 1970 tearjerker Love Story, Ryan O'Neal reprises his role as Oliver Barrett IV, who's still distraught over the death of his beautiful young wife, Jenny, when…
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Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)
Cast: Henry Winkler
Directed by: John Korty
Actor Henry Winkler ("Happy Days") narrates this Academy Award-winning documentary following the daily struggles -- and triumphs -- of the all-American DeBolt family. But the DeBolts are no…
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1973)
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown, Richard Dysart …
Directed by: John Korty
Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines, this highly acclaimed TV drama follows the life of Jane Pittman, a black woman born into slavery in the South during the 1850s who lives long enough to…
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Go Ask Alice (1973)
Cast: William Shatner, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Ruth Roman …
Directed by: John Korty
When she falls in with the wrong crowd, a shy teenager named Alice (Jamie Smith-Jackson) slowly descends into a world of drugs and prostitution -- much to the growing horror of her…