A Touch of Hope (1999) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Adaptation of the autobiography of Dean Kraft by Dean and Rochelle Kraft. The story focuses on Dean's abilities as a hands-on healer and his battle with the medical establishment. His life is surprisingly and inexplicably changed when he comforts the victim of a car accident and observes the victim

Cast & Crew

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Craig Baxley

Anthony Michael Hall

Abraham Benrubi

Cch Pounder

Alan Rosenberg

Fay Masterson

Film Details

Also Known As

Touch of Hope

Genre

Adaptation

Biography

Drama

Medical

Release Date

1999

Production Company

NBC Entertainment

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

Adaptation of the autobiography of Dean Kraft by Dean and Rochelle Kraft. The story focuses on Dean's abilities as a hands-on healer and his battle with the medical establishment. His life is surprisingly and inexplicably changed when he comforts the victim of a car accident and observes the victim being healed by his extraordinary touch. He struggles to accept his unique gift and goes so far as to try to save his father, a stroke victim, from death. Under the guidance of Doctor Blundell, who encourages Kraft's healing experiments with the sick and dying, the young man's attempts at hands-on healing become more successful. However, Kraft must contend with those who think he is a fake. Among the disbelievers is Blundell's supervisor, a doctor whose own daughter lies in a coma.

Director

Craig Baxley

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall

Abraham Benrubi

Cch Pounder

Alan Rosenberg

Fay Masterson

Sean O'bryan

Robert Clohessy

Peter Macneill

Nancy Beatty

Brooke Johnson

Stephanie Anne Mills

Marion Day

Stephanie Moore

Alexandra Stapley

Richard Fitzpatrick

Lynne Griffin

Tim Progosh

Joshua Peterson

Andrew Kraulis

Russell Yuen

Holly Sedgwick

Shanly Trinidad

Steven Allerick

El Hyndman

Stefanie Samuels

Robert Thomas

Steve Webb

Adam Arcuri

Jeffrey Peel

Peter Ivaskiv

Crew

Carmen Arndt

Unit Production Manager

Don Bachmann

Production Coordinator

Maxyne Baker

Costume Designer

Sonny Baskin

Pix Black

Assistant Director

Myroslav Bodnaruk

Darren Boyce

Phil Calambakas

Jon Campfens

Visual Effects Supervisor

Barry Cherin

Russell Chick

Christopher Cordell

Carole Costello

Michael Curran

Transportation Coordinator

David Dame

Assistant Editor

Bob Davidson

Danielle Depeyre

Script Supervisor

Roberta Doheny

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Morten Dorrell

Location Manager

Joao Fernandes

Director Of Photography

Rick Forsayeth

Stunt Coordinator

Clara George

Derek Graham

Property Master

Stephanie Hagen

Associate Producer

Perry Hoffman

Camera Operator

Lindsay Jacobs

Assistant Costume Designer

Doug Johnston

Scott Davis Jones

Kenneth Kaufman

Executive Producer

Michael Kaufman

Dean Kraft

Book As Source Material ("A Touch Of Hope")

Rochelle Kraft

Book As Source Material ("A Touch Of Hope")

Junie Lowry-johnson

Mike Macaulay

Joe Madziak

Construction Coordinator

Lynda Mccormack

Joseph Melody

Billy Oliver

Suzanne Angel Pape

Nelleke Privett

Casting Director (Toronto)

Christopher Raucamp

Assistant Camera Operator

Peter Reale

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pamela Roberts

Jane Rogers

Extras Agent/Coordinator

David Rumley

Assistant Camera Operator

Mark Snow

Ron Surma

Andrew Ward

Andrea Wassell

Steve Webb

Assistant Director

Marty Wereski

Marian Wihak

Production Designer

Skyler Wilson

Special Effects Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As

Touch of Hope

Genre

Adaptation

Biography

Drama

Medical

Release Date

1999

Production Company

NBC Entertainment

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States October 10, 1999

Began shooting July 21, 1999.

Completed shooting August 18, 1999.

TV rating: TV-14

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