12 March 1980 Drama, Comedy, TV Movie 97 mins
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.
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Steve Guttenberg as Harold Krents
Randy Quaid as Chet Watson
Mark L. Taylor as Ben Chase
Lisa Eilbacher as Kit
Barbara Barrie as Mrs. Krents
Gregory Walcott as Don Summerfun
Norman Burton as Mr. Krents
Deborah Ryan as Bonnie
Catherine Hicks as Beth
David Carroll as Jerry Baker
David Hollander as Young Harold Krents
Demetre Phillips as Moose
Kerry McGrath as Kerry
Cameron Young as Jones
Michael Talbott as Burly Man
Lisa Freeman as Pat
William Kayden Producer
Vincent A. Martinelli Director of Photography
Anthony DiMarco Editor
Spencer Deverell Art Direction
Walter Grauman Executive Producer
Mary Swanson Set Decoration
Carmen Culver Writer
Walter Grauman Director
Mike Fenton Casting
John Rubinstein Music
Judy Taylor Casting
Jane Feinberg Casting
Harold Krents Writer
United States 12 March 1980
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