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Improper Channels (1981)

1981-04-17 · 1h 32m · EN
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A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.

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Adam ArkinWriterEric TillDirectorMorrie RuvinskyWriterIan SutherlandWriter

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Alan ArkinAlan ArkinJeffery MartleyMariette HartleyMariette HartleyDiana MartleyMonica ParkerMonica ParkerGloria WashburnMartin YanMartin YanSherman HuSarah StevensSarah StevensNancy MartleyHarry DitsonHarry DitsonHarold ClevishTony RosatoTony RosatoDr. ArpenthalerJoyce GordonJoyce GordonDr. PeacockSylvia Marie LlewellynSylvia Marie LlewellynER Nurse #1

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference138837Actor preference16277 · 168066 · 499371Country preferenceCaDecade preference1980

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What is Improper Channels about?

A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.

How long is Improper Channels?

Improper Channels has a runtime of 92 minutes.