For the episode of House, see Small Sacrifices (House).
Small Sacrifices
Genre
Drama
Written by
Ann Rule (book) Joyce Eliason
Directed by
David Greene
Starring
Farrah Fawcett Ryan O'Neal John Shea Gordon Clapp Emily Perkins
Music by
Peter Manning Robinson
Country of origin
United States Canada
Original language
English
Production
Executive producers
Suzanne De Passe Louis Rudolph Charles W. Fries
Producer
S. Bryan Hickox
Production locations
Edmonton Springfield, Oregon Allarcom Studios, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Law Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Cinematography
Ron Orieux
Editor
Parkie L. Singh (as Parkie Singh)
Running time
159 minutes
Production companies
Louis Rudolph Films Motown Productions Allarcom Limited Fries Entertainment
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
November 12 (1989-11-12) – November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
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Small Sacrifices is a 1989 American made-for-television crime drama film written by Joyce Eliason and based on the best-selling true crime book by Ann Rule of the same name. The film is about Diane Downs and the murder and attempted murder of her three children. It stars Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp, John Shea, and Emily Perkins. The film premiered in two parts on ABC on November 12 and 14, 1989.
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