The Russell Girl

The television movie The Russell Girl follows a woman who is dying of leukemia. She returns to her hometown to try and mend the mistakes of her past before she succumbs to the illness.

Fast Facts

1. Air date: January 27, 2008
2. Network: CBS
3. Director: Jeff Bleckner
4. Writer: Jill Blotevogel
5. Producer: Brent Shields
6. Starring: Amber Tamblyn

Cast Information

• Amber Tamblyn as Sarah Russell
• Jennifer Ehle as Lorainne Morrisey
• Paul Wesley as Evan Carroll
• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gayle Russell
• Tim DeKay as Tim Russell

Reviews

"Simply put, nobody but these guys makes television like this anymore that celebrates the towering grandeur of the human spirit. It's one of the few throwbacks to the 1950s mentality that's welcome, not to mention boldly out of step with its contemporaries."—Hollywood Reporter¹

"A tear-jerker of epic proportions, the CBS original doesn't lay on the drama so much as unearth it."—Variety²

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