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Cast

Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter

Mary Ann Guard

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Guy Grand

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Sandra Guard (age 8)

Gwynyth Walsh

Gwynyth Walsh

Sandra Guard

Chelsea Hertford

Chelsea Hertford

Jennifer

Michael Bryan French

Michael Bryan French

Jack

Natalie West

Natalie West

Mrs. Guard

Robert Desiderio

Robert Desiderio

Al Van Petten

Richard Grove

Richard Grove

Father

Alana Austin

Alana Austin

Mary Ann Guard (age 9)

Tim Farrell

Tim Farrell

John L.

Matthew Linville

Matthew Linville

Daryl

Mary Anne McGarry

Mary Anne McGarry

Mrs. Grand

James Dean

James Dean

Mr. Conklin

Rusty Schwimmer

Rusty Schwimmer

Evelyn

Lora Staley

Lora Staley

Obstetrician

George Solomon

George Solomon

Nick

David Thompson

David Thompson

Byron

Maura Soden

Maura Soden

Linda

Lindsey Ginter

Lindsey Ginter

Detective Bayer

Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Dino

Julie Ariola

Julie Ariola

Nurse

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Justice of the Peace

Crew

John Patterson

John Patterson

Director

David E. Fluhr

David E. Fluhr

Sound

Alfred Sole

Alfred Sole

Set Decoration

Meredith Baxter

Meredith Baxter

Co-Executive Producer

David Yaffe

David Yaffe

Sound Mixer

Marja Webster

Marja Webster

Makeup Artist

reginald dunn

reginald dunn

Sound

Peter Manning Robinson

Peter Manning Robinson

Original Music Composer

Karen Hall

Karen Hall

Writer

Kenneth Zunder

Kenneth Zunder

Director of Photography

Judith A. Polone

Judith A. Polone

Executive Producer

Michael D. Ornstein

Michael D. Ornstein

Editor

Kathleen Gore-Misko

Kathleen Gore-Misko

Costume Design

Dena Roth

Dena Roth

Production Design

Movie poster

Darkness Before Dawn

19937.5 / 10120 min
Drama, TV Movie

Overview

An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction, DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN stars Meredith Baxter (TV's FAMILY TIES). Baxter plays Mary Ann, a nurse at a methadone clinic who falls in love with one of her patients, Guy (Stephen Lang). While helping him overcome his drug addiction, she still manages to hide her own dalliances with narcotics--so well, in fact, that no one suspects at all. The pair marry and have a child, but soon Mary Ann's troubled past and hidden addiction threaten the stability of the happy life that she and Guy finally have for themselves. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN illustrates the power of family love and how it can overcome even the greatest personal problems.