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1971 American TV series or program

A Death of Innocence
Genre	Drama
Based on	A Death of Innocence by Zelda Popkin
Written by	Joseph Stefano
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Starring	Shelley Winters Arthur Kennedy Tisha Sterling Ann Sothern
Music by	Morton Stevens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Mark Carliner
Cinematography	Ben Colman
Editor	Gene Fowler Jr.
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	CBS Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	November 26, 1971 (1971-11-26)

A Death of Innocence is a 1971 American made-for-television drama film directed by Paul Wendkos.

Plot

A woman attends the murder trial of her daughter.

Cast

Shelley Winters as Elizabeth Cameron
Arthur Kennedy as Mark Hirsch
Tisha Sterling as Buffie Cameron
Ann Sothern as Annie La Cossit
John Randolph as Charles Cameron
Harold Gould as Alexander Weisberg
Antoinette Bower as Cara Fellman
Peggy McCay as Helen McCloud
Richard Bright as Jimmy Rekko
Tony Young as Joe La Cossit
Pilar Seurat as Miss Santiago
Doreen Lang as Mary Fingerhut

Reception

The film was very successful in the ratings being the second most watched movie on U.S. television during 1971 after Brian's Song with a Nielsen rating of 30.8 and an audience share of 55% (the share being more than Brian's Song's 48%).

References

^ "Made-For-TV Movie Rankings". Variety. January 25, 1972. p. 81.
"Made-for-TV movies find big ratings". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. 9 April 1972. p. TC27. ProQuest 148353437.

External links

A Death of Innocence at IMDb
A Death of Innocence at TCMDB

v t e Films directed by Paul Wendkos
The Burglar (1957) The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) Tarawa Beachhead (1958) Gidget (1959) Face of a Fugitive (1959) Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) Because They're Young (1960) Angel Baby (1961) Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) Johnny Tiger (1966) Attack on the Iron Coast (1967) Fear No Evil (1969) Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) Hell Boats (1970) The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) Cannon for Cordoba (1970) The Mephisto Waltz (1971) A Little Game (1971) A Death of Innocence (1971) The Family Rico (1972) Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) The Strangers in 7A (1972) The Underground Man (1974) The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) Special Delivery (1976) The Death of Richie (1977) 79 Park Avenue (1979) Betrayal (1978) A Woman Called Moses (1978) The Five of Me (1981) Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) Scorned and Swindled (1984) The Bad Seed (1985) Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987) Six Against the Rock (1987) Right to Die (1987) The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) Cross of Fire (1989) Blind Faith (1990) The Chase (1991) White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991) A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

Films directed by Paul Wendkos

The Burglar (1957)
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Gidget (1959)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Because They're Young (1960)
Angel Baby (1961)
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Johnny Tiger (1966)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1967)
Fear No Evil (1969)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
Hell Boats (1970)
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
A Little Game (1971)
A Death of Innocence (1971)
The Family Rico (1972)
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
The Strangers in 7A (1972)
The Underground Man (1974)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Special Delivery (1976)
The Death of Richie (1977)
79 Park Avenue (1979)
Betrayal (1978)
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
The Five of Me (1981)
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
Scorned and Swindled (1984)
The Bad Seed (1985)
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Right to Die (1987)
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Cross of Fire (1989)
Blind Faith (1990)
The Chase (1991)
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

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