The Portrait (1993 film)

1993 American TV series or program

The Portrait

Genre| Drama
Based on| Painting Churches by Tina Howe
Screenplay by| Lynn Roth
Directed by| Arthur Penn
Starring| Gregory Peck
Lauren Bacall
Cecilia Peck
Music by| Cynthia Millar
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Executive producers| Robert Greenwald
Gregory Peck
Carla Singer
Producers| Philip K. Kleinbart
Scott U. Adam
Linda Berman
David Haugland
Richard Schmiechen
Production location| Raleigh, North Carolina
Cinematography| Richard Quinlan
Editor| Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
Running time| 90 minutes
Production company| Turner Pictures
Original release
Network| TNT
Release| February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)

The Portrait is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the play Painting Churches, directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. Cecilia Peck, who plays the daughter in the film, is the real-life daughter of actor Gregory Peck and his second wife Veronique Peck.[1] The film was broadcast on TNT on February 13, 1993.[2]

## Plot

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Artist Margaret Church returns to her parents home to create a portrait of them. Margaret is shocked to discover that her parents have decided to sell their home, and she has trouble accepting the loss of her childhood home. Margaret finishes her portrait, only to believe that her parents dislike it. Eventually she realizes that her parents do not dislike her portrait, and Margaret becomes closer to them once more.

## Cast

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* Gregory Peck as Gardner Church
* Lauren Bacall as Fanny Church
* Cecilia Peck as Margaret Church
* Paul McCrane as Bartel
* Donna Mitchell as Marissa Pindar
* Joyce O'Connor as Samantha Button
* Mitchell Laurance as Ted Button
* William Prince as Hubert Hayden
* Richard K. Olsen as Doctor

## References

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1. ^ "Born". Time magazine. May 12, 1958. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009. "To Gregory Peck, 42, cinemactor, and Veronique Passani Peck, 26, onetime French reporter: a first daughter, second child (he has three sons by a previous marriage); in Santa Monica, Calif. Name: Cecilia. Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz."
2. ^ Tony Scott (February 10, 1993). "TNT Original The Portrait". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

## External links

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* The Portrait at IMDb
* The Portrait at the TCM Movie Database

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Films directed by Arthur Penn

Feature films|

* The Left Handed Gun (1958)
* The Miracle Worker (1962)
* Mickey One (1965)
* The Chase (1966)
* Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
* Alice's Restaurant (1969)
* Little Big Man (1970)
* Visions of Eight (1973)
* Night Moves (1975)
* The Missouri Breaks (1976)
* Four Friends (1981)
* Target (1985)
* Dead of Winter (1987)
* Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)

Television|

* The Girl with the Stop Watch (1953)
* Friday the 13th (1954)
* The King and Mrs. Candle (1954)
* Buy Me Blue Ribbons (1954)
* The King and Mrs. Candle (1955)
* Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957)
* Portrait of a Murderer (1958)
* Flesh and Blood (1968)
* The Portrait (1993)
* Inside (1996)

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