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Plot Summary:
Alexandra McKay (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her trusty guide dog, Emma. When Richard Chapman (Barry Newman) enters her life, a romance develops and McKay begins to let the outside world in to her private world. The prospect of an operation arises that will restore McKay's eyesight, but the fear of what it will do to her relationship with Chapman and the concern over the fate of her guide dog weigh heavily upon her decision to do the procedure.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: eighties
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 84 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 738
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 75
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 258
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Votes: 483
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 191
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 681
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IMDB Votes: 481
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IMDB Votes: 558
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IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Votes: 19000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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