''A Storm in Summer'' is a 2000 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made fo ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''The Sound of ...

and starring Peter Falk,

Andrew McCarthy Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born November 29, 1962) is an American actor, travel writer, and television director. He is most known as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in 1980s films such as ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Pretty in Pink'', and '' Less ...

Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ''Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to gl ...

, and Ruby Dee. It is the last film to be directed by Wise. Rod Serling's original script had previously been adapted as a 1970 TV film directed by

Buzz Kulik Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American film director and producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including the landmark CBS television network anthology series ''Playhouse 90'' and several ep ...

starring Peter Ustinov and N'Gai Dixon, and the filmmakers re-used the same script for this production. Serling's script was posthumously honored with an Emmy nomination and a Writers Guild Award. Producer Renee Valente won a

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in 2001 for her work on the film.

Cast

* Peter Falk as Abel Shaddick *

as Stanley *

as Gloria Ross * Aaron Meeks as Herman D. Washington * Ruby Dee as Grandmother *

Gillian Barber Gillian Barber (born 22 February 1958) is an English-born Canadian actress. Early life and education Barber was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and ...

as Mrs. Parker *Lillian Carlson as Mrs. Gold *Keith Martin Gordey as Cop * Ingrid Torrance as Harriet *

Ty Olsson Ty Olsson (born January 28, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Benny Lafitte in ''Supernatural'', real-life 9/11 victim Mark Bingham in the A&E television film ''Flight 93'', and Ord in the PBS Kids animated children's series ''D ...

as Biker

Accolades

At the

28th Daytime Emmy Awards The 28th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 2001 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (2000). ''As the World Turns'' tied with '' General Hospital'' for the most Daytime Emmys won in a single year, with a total o ...

, the film was co-winner of the

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special Daytime as observed on Earth is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight. Daytime occurs when the Sun appears above the local horizon, that is, anywhere on the globe's hemisp ...

along with '' Run the Wild Fields''. Peter Falk was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special but did not win.

References

External links

* * 2000 television films 2000 films 2000 drama films Films directed by Robert Wise Films with screenplays by Rod Serling American drama television films Showtime (TV network) films 2000s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub