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On October 17, 1989, San Francisco was devastated by an earthquake registering a 7.0 on the Richter scale. The horrifying drama that unfolded included the collapse of the double-decker Interstate 880 freeway, which trapped rush-hour motorists under tons of asphalt and concrete. Desperate measures were taken by Dr. Jim Betts and rescuers to free 6-year-old Julio Beruman and his sister as their father waited anxiously for them to return home with their mother. Meanwhile, longshoreman Buck Helm remained imprisoned in the rubble for several days, just inches from freedom, as his wife and family waited for word of his fate. This powerful, dramatic film is based on the true story of these events, and the heroism of ordinary people in the aftermath of the earthquake. Ruben Blades (Crazy from the Heart), Tony Award®-winner Len Cariou (Broadway's Sweeney Todd, Lady in White), David Morse (TV's "St. Elsewhere") and Sandy Duncan (TV's "The Hogan Family") star in this made-for-television movie directed by Robert Iscove (Breaking the Silence), based on a story by Leo E. Arthur and Teleplay by Leo E. Arthur and Casey Kelly. Newly remastered.
Original Release
02/22/1993
US Release
02/22/1993
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ruben Blades | Pastor Beruman |
Len Cariou | Buck Helm |
David Morse | Dr. Jim Betts |
Sandy Duncan | Lorrie Helm |
Ada Maris | Petra Beruman |
Scott Hylands | Frank Stewart |
Don S. Davis | Dave |
Ian Tracey | Mark Helm |
Blu Mankuma | Fireman Shafer |
John Pyper-Ferguson | Greg Helm |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ruben Blades | Pastor Beruman |
Len Cariou | Buck Helm |
David Morse | Dr. Jim Betts |
Sandy Duncan | Lorrie Helm |
Ada Maris | Petra Beruman |
Scott Hylands | Frank Stewart |
Don S. Davis | Dave |
Ian Tracey | Mark Helm |
Blu Mankuma | Fireman Shafer |
John Pyper-Ferguson | Greg Helm |
Jerry Wasserman | Dr. Scott |
Ric Reid | Dermaine Bernstein |
Sabrina Wiener | Cathy Beruman |
Jeffrey Licon | Julio Beruman |
Suki Kaiser | Nan Callahan |
Emily Perkins | Desiree Helm |
Zachary Ansley | Jeff Helm |
Joy Coghill | Sister Mary |
Terry David Mulligan | Don Delgado |
Kerry Sandomirsky | Rosa, Petra's Sister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mark Sennet | Executive Producer |
Jeff Wald | Executive Producer |
Mary Eilts | Producer |