Rainbow (1978 film)

Rainbow
Based on	Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland by Christopher Finch
Written by	John McGreevey
Directed by	Jackie Cooper
Starring	Andrea McArdle Don Murray Michael Parks Piper Laurie Rue McClanahan
Music by	Charles Fox
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Greg Strangis William Hogan
Producer(s)	Peter Dunne
Cinematography	Howard Schwartz
Editor(s)	Jerry Dronsky
Running time	97 minutes
Production company(s)	Ten-Four Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	November 6, 1978 (1978-11-06)

Rainbow is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film about the early years of singer-actress Judy Garland based on the 1975 book Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland written by Christopher Finch. Directed by Jackie Cooper and starring Andrea McArdle (as Judy Garland), Don Murray, Michael Parks, Piper Laurie and Rue McClanahan, the film was broadcast on NBC on November 6, 1978.

Synopsis

The early life and struggles of Judy Garland during her early years in vaudeville and illustrious rise to stardom at MGM Studios, as well as her trials as a youngster in dealing with the movie studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel.

Cast

• Andrea McArdle as Judy Garland
• Don Murray as Frank Gumm
• Michael Parks as Roger Edens
• Piper Laurie as Ethel Gumm
• Rue McClanahan as Ida Koverman
• Jack Carter as George Jessel
• Nicholas Pryor as Bill Gilmore
• Donna Pescow as Jinnie Gumm
• Martin Balsam as Louis B. Mayer
• Johnny Doran as Jackie Cooper

Awards

• Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special (Howard Schwartz)

External links

• Rainbow at IMDb
• Rainbow at the TCM Movie Database