The Promise of Love

A gentle, sorrowful TV drama that follows a young widow's slow climb out of grief toward a tentative new life.

Directed by

Don Taylor

Genres

Drama

Starring

Valerie Bertinelli, Jameson Parker, Andy Romano

Overview

A teenage bride becomes a war widow when her Marine Corps husband is killed in Vietnam, until into her life comes a civilian recreation director who works at Camp Pendleton.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Grief, coming-of-age, love, healing

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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