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An Early Frost

5.819851h 40mNRMovieDramaTV Movie

Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the…

DirectorJohn Erman
WriterSherman Yellen
ProducerPerry Lafferty

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Cast · Directed by John Erman

AQAidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn
Michael Pierson
GRGena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands
Katherine Pierson
BGBen Gazzara
Ben Gazzara
Nick Pierson
SSSylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Beatrice McKenna
DMD.W. Moffett
D.W. Moffett
Peter Hilton
JGJohn Glover
John Glover
Victor DiMato
SWSydney Walsh
Sydney Walsh
Susan Maracek
TOTerry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Dr. Redding
BPBill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Bob Maracek
CACheryl Anderson
Cheryl Anderson
Christine
CBChristopher Bradley
Christopher Bradley
Todd
SG
Sue Ann Gilfillan
Nurse Lincoln

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