Act of Love
Drama
⭐ 5.4 / 10(207)
Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing. Michael De Guzman's teleplay was inspired by Paige.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Released
- 1980
Details
Release year: 1980
Storyline
Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy killing. Michael De Guzman's teleplay was inspired by Paige.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 24 credits →- Ron Howard — Leon Cybulkowski
- Robert Foxworth — Andrew Rose
- Mickey Rourke — Joseph Cybulkowski
- David Spielberg — Victor Burton