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1990 American TV series or program

The Image
Genre	Drama
Written by	Brian Rehak
Directed by	Peter Werner
Starring	Albert Finney John Mahoney Kathy Baker Swoosie Kurtz Marsha Mason Spalding Gray
Theme music composer	James Newton Howard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Steven R. McGlothen Ron Roth
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor	Steven Cohen
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Citadel Entertainment HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	January 27, 1990 (1990-01-27)

The Image is a 1990 American made-for-television drama film directed by Peter Werner and written by Brian Rehak. The film stars Albert Finney, John Mahoney, Kathy Baker, Swoosie Kurtz, Marsha Mason and Spalding Gray. The film premiered on HBO on January 27, 1990. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Finney and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for Kurtz.

Plot

Jason Cromwell (Albert Finney) is a leading TV newsman whose investigation of a bank scandal drives a wrongly accused executive to suicide and forces him to make important decisions about his life and career.

Cast

Albert Finney as Jason Cromwell
John Mahoney as Irv Mickelson
Kathy Baker as Marcie Guilford
Swoosie Kurtz as Joanne Winstow-Darvish
Marsha Mason as Jean Cromwell
Spalding Gray as Frank Goodrich
Wendie Jo Sperber as Anita Cox
David Clennon as Dr. Sigmond Grampton
Brett Cullen as Malcolm Dundee
Jim Haynie as David Hartzfield
Robert Schenkkan as Wilton Hale
Nicholas Cascone as Sid Stillwell
Beth Grant as Martha Packard
Banks Harper as Jean Hartzfield
Brad Pitt as Steve Black
Robert Aaron as Tom Packard
Adilah Barnes as Nedra Scroggins

References

Goodman, Walter (1990-01-26). "TV Weekend - 'Image,' a Drama on Ethics Of Investigative Reporting". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
Jason Ankeny. "The Image (1989) - Peter Werner | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2016-06-13.

External links

The Image at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Peter Werner
In the Region of Ice (1976) Barn Burning (1980) Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982) Prisoners (1982) I Married a Centerfold (1984) LBJ: The Early Years (1987) No Man's Land (1987) The Image (1990) Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992) Doorways (1992) The Substitute Wife (1994) The Four Diamonds (1995) Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) Two Mothers for Zachary (1996) Blue Rodeo (1996) On the Edge of Innocence (1997) House of Frankenstein (1997) Tempting Fate (1998) Mama Flora's Family (1998) Hefner: Unauthorized (1999) No Ordinary Baby (2001) Call Me Claus (2001) We Were the Mulvaneys (2002) Gracie's Choice (2004) Mom at Sixteen (2005) Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) Girl, Positive (2007) The Circuit (2008) Front of the Class (2008) A Dog Named Christmas (2009) Bond of Silence (2010) Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)

Films directed by Peter Werner

In the Region of Ice (1976)
Barn Burning (1980)
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
Prisoners (1982)
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
No Man's Land (1987)
The Image (1990)
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992)
Doorways (1992)
The Substitute Wife (1994)
The Four Diamonds (1995)
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
Two Mothers for Zachary (1996)
Blue Rodeo (1996)
On the Edge of Innocence (1997)
House of Frankenstein (1997)
Tempting Fate (1998)
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Hefner: Unauthorized (1999)
No Ordinary Baby (2001)
Call Me Claus (2001)
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
Girl, Positive (2007)
The Circuit (2008)
Front of the Class (2008)
A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Bond of Silence (2010)
Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)

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