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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-11-24
71%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Mark Sennet Productions
Citadel Entertainment
Movie: Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story
Top 8 Billed Cast
Crystal Bernard
Ellen Hart Pena
Esai Morales
Federico Pena
Casey Sander
Dave Shattuck
Tom Atkins
Henry Hart
Shirley Knight
Joan Hart
Sheila Ivy Traister
Terry
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