Anya's Bell

Anya's Bell

Anya's Bell

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Anya's Bell

1999

1h 37m

6.2(11 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Inspirational tale set in the late 1940s involving an elderly blind woman with a unique collection of bells in her home and a dyslexic 12-year-old boy who form an offbeat friendship to help each other overcome a disability.

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Universal Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Della Reese

Della Reese

Anya Herpick

Mason Gamble

Mason Gamble

Scott Rhymes

Tom Cavanagh

Tom Cavanagh

Patrick Birmingham

Nancy McLoughlin

Nancy McLoughlin

Lila

Kelly Rowan

Kelly Rowan

Jeanne Rhymes

Mary Parker Williams

Miss Jenkins

Clayton Taylor

Billy

Hamilton Lucas

Rich

Curley Green

Preacher

Robert E. Hartenberger

Mr. Taft

Creative team

Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
Written by: David Alexander
Produced by: Ann Kindberg

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