Born Innocent (film)

Born Innocent
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GenreDrama
Based onBorn Innocent
by Creighton Brown Burnham
Teleplay byGerald Di Pego
Directed byDonald Wrye
StarringLinda Blair
Richard Jaeckel
Kim Hunter
Theme music composerFred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert W. Christiansen
Rick Rosenberg
ProducerBruce Cohn Curtis
Production locationsAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Algodones, New Mexico
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
EditorMaury Winetrobe
Running time98 minutes
Production companyTomorrow Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1974 (1974-09-10)
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Born Innocent is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film which was first aired under the NBC World Premiere Movie umbrella on September 10, 1974.[1] Highly publicized and controversial, Born Innocent was the highest-rated television movie to air in the United States in 1974. The movie deals with the physical, psychological and sexual abuse of a teenage girl, and included graphic content never before seen on American television.

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Born Innocent". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09.