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title: 'I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Page'
released: '1977-07-14'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076172/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

1977 · 96 min · Drama, Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is a 1977 American drama film directed by Anthony Page from a screenplay by Gavin Lambert and Lewis John Carlino, based on the 1964 novel by Joanne Greenberg. The film stars Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Sylvia Sidney, Martine Bartlett, Lorraine Gary, Signe Hasso, Susan Tyrrell, and Diane Varsi. It follows a mentally ill teen who struggles between fantasy and reality, escaping to her own imaginary world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anthony Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-page)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis John Carlino](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-john-carlino), [Gavin Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-lambert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Chihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chihara)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruce Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-logan)

## Cast

- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid)
- [Clint Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/clint-howard)
- [Signe Hasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/signe-hasso)
- [Richard Herd](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-herd)
- [Mary Carver](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-carver)
- [Jeff Conaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-conaway)
- [Norman Alden](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-alden)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [Ben Piazza](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-piazza)
- [Susan Tyrrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-tyrrell)
- [Reni Santoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/reni-santoni)
- [Barbara Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-steele)
- [Lorraine Gary](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-gary)
- [Diane Varsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-varsi)
- [Kathleen Quinlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-quinlan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden-1977
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