Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing. Michael De Guzman's teleplay was inspired by Paige.
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Act of Love was released on September 24, 1980.
Act of Love was directed by Jud Taylor.
Act of Love has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Act of Love was produced by Bruce J. Sallan.
Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing. Michael De Guzman's teleplay was inspired by Paige.
The key characters in Act of Love are Leon Cybulkowski (Ron Howard), Andrew Rose (Robert Foxworth), Joseph Cybulkowski (Mickey Rourke).
Act of Love is a Drama, TV Movie film.
Act of Love has an audience rating of 4 out of 10.