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Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996) — OmList

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Mark Sennet Productions & Citadel Entertainment present

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

directed by Jan Egleson

19961h 27mPGDrama

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Mark Sennet Productions & Citadel Entertainment present

Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story

directed by Jan Egleson

19961h 27mPGDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · TV Movie

Story about a runner whose bulimia and anorexia threatens both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.

§ Keywords

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bulimia anorexia based on true story runner

§ Crew

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Director

Writer

Susan Arnout Smith

Cinematography

James L. Carter

§ Cast

8

Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

as Ellen Hart Pena

Esai Morales

as Federico Pena

Casey Sander

as Dave Shattuck

Tom Atkins

Shirley Knight

Sheila Ivy Traister

Sheila Ivy Traister

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