Movie
Dying Young
Overview
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-06-20
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox, Fogwood Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Hilary O'Neil
- Campbell Scott as Victor Gaddes
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Gordon
- Colleen Dewhurst as Estelle Whittier
- David Selby as Richard Geddes
- Ellen Burstyn as Mrs. O'Neil
- Dion Anderson as Cappy
- George Martin as Malachi
- A.J. Johnson as Shauna
- Daniel Beer as Danny
- Behrooz Afrakhan as Moamar
- Michael Halton as Gordon's Friend
Crew
- Joel Schumacher - Director
- Richard Friedenberg - Screenplay
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