Resurrection (1980 film)

Resurrection
Promotional poster for Resurrection
Directed byDaniel Petrie
Written byLewis John Carlino
Produced byRenee Missel
Howard Rosenman
StarringEllen Burstyn
Sam Shepard
Richard Farnsworth
Roberts Blossom
Clifford David
Pamela Payton-Wright
Jeffrey DeMunn
Eva Le Gallienne
CinematographyMario Tosi
Edited byRita Roland
Music byMaurice Jarre
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office$3,910,019[2]

Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Lewis John Carlino, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Lois Smith, and Eva Le Gallienne. It was produced by Renée Missel and Howard Rosenman.[3] The plot involves a woman who returns to life after dying momentarily in a car crash and finds that she has the power to heal people.

At the 53rd Academy Awards, Resurrection earned Burstyn and Le Gallienne nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, while Burstyn received a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 38th Golden Globe Awards.[4][5] At the National Board of Review Awards 1980, Le Gallienne won Best Supporting Actress, while the film was selected as one of the top ten films of 1980.[6]

  1. ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Resurrection, 1980". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Resurrection (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Resurrection, 1980". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Resurrection – Golden Globes". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "1980 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2021.