Anatomy of an Illness (1984)

Humanitarian, lecturer and "Saturday Review" editor, Norman Cousins' controversial decision in the mid-1960's to cure himself of a debilitating spinal disorder after the medical community gave up hope provides the thrust of this dramatization of his book. Despite the physical disparity between Cousins and himself, Ed Asner offers a convincing portrait of a man taking drastic measures to regain control of his life.

Ed Asner, Eli Wallach, Millie Perkins, David Ogden Stiers, Claudia Wells.