| Tuesdays with Morrie | |
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| Genre | Biographical drama |
| Based on | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom |
| Written by | Thomas Rickman |
| Directed by | Mick Jackson |
| Presented by | Oprah Winfrey |
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| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Editor | Carol Littleton |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company | Harpo Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 5, 1999 |
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Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on journalist Mitch Albom's 1997 memoir of the same title. In the film, Albom (Hank Azaria) bonds with his former professor, Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), who is dying of ALS, over a series of visits.
Tuesdays with Morrie was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films, and was filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California. It aired on ABC on December 5, 1999, as part of the "Oprah Winfrey Presents" series. It received positive reviews and numerous accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor for Lemmon, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Azaria; a Directors Guild of America Award for Jackson; and a Writers Guild of America Award and a Humanitas Prize for Rickman.