''Remembrance of Love'' is a 1982

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by

Jack Smight John Ronald Smight (March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. His film credits include ''Harper'' (1966), '' No Way to Treat a Lady'' (1968), ''Airport 1975'' (1974), '' Midway'' (1976), and ''Fast Break'' ...

and starring

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...

. A reunion of Holocaust survivors in Israel brings together a couple who had been teenage lovers 35 years earlier in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. It aired as an '' NBC Monday Movie''. Star Douglas’s real-life son

Eric Douglas Eric Anthony Douglas (June 21, 1958 – July 6, 2004) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Douglas was the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and his second wife Anne Buydens. His half brother was actor and producer Michael Douglas. Dougl ...

, 23, played his father in flashbacks. Actor and singer

Robert Clary Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman; March 1, 1926 – November 16, 2022) was a French actor mainly active in the United States. He is best known for his role in the television sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'' as Corporal Louis LeBeau (1965–197 ...

, a Holocaust survivor, appeared as himself.

Cast

as Joe Rabin *

as himself *

Pam Dawber Pamela Dawber (born October 18, 1951) is an American actress best known for her lead television sitcom roles as Mindy McConnell in ''Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982) and Samantha Russell in ''My Sister Sam'' (1986–1988). Early life Dawber was bor ...

as Marcy Rabin *

as Young Joe Rabin *

Chana Eden Chana Eden ( he, חנה עדן; November 23, 1932 – March 30, 2019) was an Israeli-American actress and singer. After her debut in the 1958 film '' Wind Across the Everglades'', Eden appeared in guest roles in many American television serie ...

as Leah * Yehuda Efroni * Irit Frank as Young Leah *

Yoram Gal Yoram Gal (born January 7, 1952) is an international Israeli painter, playwright, director, actor and theater, TV and cinema producer. His first play was EVERYMAN (1978). He has been an actor and director and a painter in the United States, China ...

as David * Gladys Gewirtz as Rose *

Michael Goodwin Michael Goodwin may refer to: * Michael Goodwin (architect), architect and politician in the Phoenix, Arizona area * Michael Goodwin (actor) Michael W. Goodwin (b. October 9, 1941, in Virginia, Minnesota) is an American character actor. He has app ...

as Ken

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* * Films directed by Jack Smight Films with screenplays by Harold Jack Bloom American war films 1980s war films NBC network original films Syme Home Video Films shot in Israel Films set in Poland American World War II films 1980s American films {{WWII-film-stub