I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977): Cast
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is a 1977 drama directed by Anthony Page, starring Clint Howard as Baseball Catcher, Dennis Quaid and Bibi Andersson. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Anthony Page
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- New World Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is I Never Promised You a Rose Garden About?
The premise of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden without spoilers.
When she tried to kill herself, it was just the beginning. A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- schizophrenia
- female protagonist
- teenage girl as protagonist
- female star appears nude
- female topless nudity
- psychiatric hospital
- mental illness
- female psychiatric patient
- psychotronic film
- 16 year old girl
- mentally ill protagonist
- mentally ill teenage girl
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- based on the novel of the same name
- baseball game
- year 1956
- convalescence
- desert landscape
- imaginary land
- psychotherapy
- sanitarium
- adolescent
- old woman
- battered women
- christmas gifts
- imaginary place
- conscience
- family relationships
- friendship
- guilt
- hospital
- imaginary creature
- memory
- nurses
- personality change
- medical restraints
- cruelty
- fired employee
- new year party
- home run
- cerebral palsy
- escape from reality
- 1950s
- period drama
- female nudity
- abandonment issues
- sexual fantasy scene
- christmas celebration
- day pass
- teenage drama
- psychological drama
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Cast & Characters
Clint Howard leads the cast as Baseball Catcher, with Dennis Quaid as Shark, Baseball Pitcher and Bibi Andersson as Dr. Fried. Directed by Anthony Page; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Anthony Page
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Clint Howard as Baseball Catcher -
Dennis Quaid as Shark, Baseball Pitcher -
Bibi Andersson as Dr. Fried -
Sylvia Sidney as Miss Coral
Also Starring in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
· 34 more- Kathleen Quinlan Deborah Blake
- Susan Tyrrell Lee
- Richard Herd Dr. Halle
- Norman Alden McPherson
- Jeff Conaway Lactamaeon
- Lynne Marie Stewart The Sisters
- Signe Hasso Helene
- Nancy Parsons Singing Patient
- Reni Santoni Hobbs
- Ben Piazza Jay Blake
- Lorraine Gary Ester Blake
- Juney Ellis The Spy
- Jan Burrell Pacing Patient
- Robert Viharo Anterrabae
- Cynthia Szigeti Nurse
- Paul Jenkins Dr. Royston
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- Diane Varsi Sylvia
- Pamela Guest Student Nurse
- Mary Carver Eugenia
- Sarah Cunningham Mrs. Forbes
- Irene Roseen The Sisters
- Martine Bartlett Secret Wife
- Samantha Harper Occupational Therapist
- Carole Androsky Nurse
- Karin Collison Nurse
- Carol Worthington Spastic Patient
- Helen Verbit Patient
- Donald Bishop Doctor
- Darlene Craviotto Carla
- Gertrude Graner Old Patient
- Margo Ann Berdeshevsky Drawing Patient
- Leigh Curran Patient
- Dolores Quentin Receptionist
- Cherry Davis Nurse
More from Anthony Page
More films directed by Anthony Page, best-rated first: The Lady Vanishes, My Zinc Bed, Absolute Hell and Chernobyl: The Final Warning.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Trailers & Videos
The trailer of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, each answered in a sentence.
How long is I Never Promised You a Rose Garden?
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was I Never Promised You a Rose Garden released?
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden was released on July 14, 1977.
Who directed I Never Promised You a Rose Garden?
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden was directed by Anthony Page.
More films by Anthony Page Who is in the cast of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden?
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden stars Clint Howard as Baseball Catcher, Dennis Quaid as Shark, Baseball Pitcher and Bibi Andersson as Dr. Fried, among 38 credited actors.
Does I Never Promised You a Rose Garden have a post-credit scene?
No. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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