The Gifted One

The Gifted One

The Gifted One

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The Gifted One

"His power his great. His determination is greater..."

1989

1h 36m

7.0(7 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

TV Movie

Overview

A young boy can transfer his body energy into ESP and heal sick people. While the subject of scientists' studies, he runs away to try to find out about his past and why he is the way he is.

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NBC Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Kowanko

Peter Kowanko

Michael Grant

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Carl Boardman

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Dr. Winslow

Wendy Phillips

Wendy Phillips

Sarah Grant

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Jack

Kristopher Kent Hill

Billy Farady

James Eric

Tom Farady

Shano Palovich

Beth Farady

Lucky Hayes

Mrs. Williams

Charles Benton

Mr. Williams

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Written by: Lisa James
Richard Rothstein
Produced by: Ariel Levy

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