Call Me Anna Explained

Director:	Gilbert Cates
Starring:	Patty Duke Timothy Carhart Howard Hesseman Deborah May Ari Meyers Millie Perkins
Composer:	Garry Sherman
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Gilbert Cates Anna Duke-Pearce
Executive Producer:	Sheldon Pinchuk
Editor:	Lee Burch
Cinematography:	Mark Irwin
Runtime:	97 minutes
Company:	Call Me Anna Company Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions Gilbert Cates Productions Mianna Pearce Productions
Network:	ABC

Call Me Anna is a 1990 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Gilbert Cates and written by John McGreevey. It is based on the 1988 book Call Me Anna by Patty Duke and Kenneth Turan. The film stars Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart, Howard Hesseman, Deborah May, Ari Meyers and Millie Perkins. The film premiered on ABC on November 11, 1990.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Cast

Patty Duke as Anna Marie Duke
- Ari Meyers as Patty Duke (youth)
- Jenny Robertson as Patty Duke (young adult)
Arthur Taxier as John Astin
Howard Hesseman as John Ross
Deborah May as Ethel Ross
Millie Perkins as Frances Duke
Timothy Carhart as Harry Falk
Matthew Perry as Desi Arnaz Jr.
David Packer as Glenn Bell (pseudonym for Michael Tell)
Karl Malden as Dr. Harold Arlen
Woody Eney as Fred Coe
Dana Gladstone as Fred Maxwell
François Giroday as Bob McLaren
Lora Staley as Anne Bancroft
Ray Duke as John Patrick Duke
Glenn Quinn as George Chakiris
Cory Danziger as Sean Astin
- Zachary Benjamin as Sean Astin (young)
Ryan Francis as Mackie Astin
Matthew Linville as Mackie Astin (young)
Paige Gosney as Billy
Seth Isler as Game Show Producer
Nicholas Hormann as Game Show Host
Richard Fancy as Contract Lawyer

Web site: Ken Tucker . Call Me Anna . EW.com . 1990-11-09 . 2018-11-22.
Web site: Howard Rosenberg . TV Reviews : 'Call Me Anna' Depicts Duke's Turbulent Life . Articles.latimes.com . 1990-11-10 . 2018-11-22.
Web site: David Hiltbrand . Picks and Pans Review: Call Me Anna . People.com . 1990-11-12 . 2018-11-22.