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Love Child

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Love Child

At 19 they took away her freedom. At 20 they tried to take her baby.

5.2

1h 36m

1982

“At 19 they took away her freedom. At 20 they tried to take her baby.”

Synopsis

The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a "five-dollar" robbery. While in prison, she gets pregnant by a jailer and must fight to keep her child.

Director

Larry Peerce

Trailer

RomanceDramaCrime

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Cast & Crew

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

as Terry Jean Moore

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

as Jack Hansen

Mackenzie Phillips

Mackenzie Phillips

as J.J.

Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

as Capt. Ellis

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

as Mrs. Sturgis

Margaret Whitton

Margaret Whitton

as Jacki Steinberg

Lewis Smith

Lewis Smith

as Jesse Chaney

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

as Arthur Brady

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

as Mara

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