The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

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The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

1974

1h 14m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Meredith Baxter

Joanne Denver

Beau Bridges

Chris Schroeder

Walter Brooke

Mr. Denver

Neva Patterson

Mrs. Denver

Whitney Blake

Emma Verko

Woody Chambliss

Paul

Ford Rainey

Mr. Gilbert

Maxine Stuart

Mrs. Weiner

Patricia Harty

Carol Sutton

Mary Murphy

Mrs. Quayle

Creative team

Directed by: Larry Peerce
Written by: Gerald Di Pego
Produced by: Lillian Gallo

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