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The Promise (1999) | Slate

The Promise

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Rated 6.0 on TMDB

The Promise

Lisa's husband, Bill, abuses her. With her sister's encouragement, she takes their three kids and leaves her husband. Bill keeps interfering with Lisa's attempts at a new life. She gets an order of protection against him, but the police can't do anything else to help her. One night Bill breaks into Lisa's apartment and shoots her. As she dies in the hospital, Lisa asks her sister to promise to take care of her three children. The sister takes the kids into her home, but Bill is still on the loose, an ever present threat.

Released: 1999
Runtime: 2h 0m
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Joanne GereinFirst Assistant Director

Bethany RooneyDirector

Cast

Isabella HofmannJoanne Stoller
Tracy NelsonLisa Miles
Neil MaffinBill Miles

SN

Sally NemethWriter

Karen Paterson-BowdenScript Supervisor

Where to watch

Unavailable

Courtney PeldonSusie Miles

Kristin BoothJennifer Stoller

Seth AdkinsBilly Stoller

Diane FabianDoris Miles

Patrick PattersonHarold Miles

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