The Five of Me

The Five of Me
GenreDrama
Based on
The Five of Me: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality
by
  • Henry Hawksworth
  • Ted Schwarz
Teleplay byLawrence B. Marcus
Directed byPaul Wendkos
Starring
Music byFred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJack Farren
CinematographyJack Woolf
EditorDann Cahn
Running time104 minutes
Production companyThe Factor-Newland Production Corporation
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 12, 1981 (1981-05-12)
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The Five of Me is a 1981 American drama television film directed by Paul Wendkos and written by Lawrence B. Marcus. Based on the 1977 autobiography of the same name written by Henry Hawksworth with Ted Schwarz, the film chronicles the true story of Hawksworth's struggles with multiple personality disorder. David Birney stars as Hawksworth, with Dee Wallace, Mitchell Ryan, John McLiam, James Whitmore Jr., Ben Piazza, Judith Chapman, Robert L. Gibson, and Herb Armstrong co-starring. It aired on CBS on May 12, 1981.