Saving Milly
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Synopses
Madeleine Stowe and Bruce Greenwood star in this drama based on the best-selling book and real-life journey of political journalist Mort Kondracke. The movie recounts his inspiring love story with his activist wife, Milly, and the dramatic change in their lives in the years after she is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
As a young journalist in Chicago in the '60s, Mort Kondracke envisioned marrying a Vassar graduate whose status would facilitate his goal of becoming a top Washington journalist. His calculated plans go awry when he meets and marries Milly Martinez, a brash part-Mexican, part-Catholic, part-Jewish liberal activist who captures his heart. In Washington, D.C., the loving, strong-willed partners build a passionate and volatile marriage while debating everything from politics to how to raise their two daughters as well as her insatiable, all-consuming desire to save the world by championing a never-ending list of causes--all overshadowed by Mort's struggle with alcoholism.
In 1987, their lives take a dramatic turn when Milly notices a change in her handwriting and a numbness in her fingers. After a series of tests, her worst fears are confirmed and, at the age of 47, Milly is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Holding to his promise of "in sickness and in health," Mort changes his focus from being a die-hard careerist to becoming a devoted caregiver and Parkinson's advocate and the love between the couple grows stronger. As her illness progresses, his life becomes committed to saving Milly.
SAVING MILLY marks the first CBS Television movie that is co-produced by Magna Global Entertainment (MGE). Johnson & Johnson, The Kellogg Company, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, and Unilever, proud members of the Family Friendly Programming Forum, are participating sponsors of the movie.
Biography of Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe made her feature film debut in the comedy-thriller "Stakeout." She also starred in the films "Avenging Angelo," "We Were Soldiers," "Imposter," "The General's Daughter," "Playing by Heart," "Twelve Monkeys," "Bad Girls," "China Moon," "Blink," "Short Cuts," "The Last of the Mohicans," "Unlawful Entry" and "The Two Jakes." She also starred in the television mini-series "The Magnificent Amberson's."
Biography of Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood has starred in the feature films "Racing Stripes," "Being Julia," "I, Robot," "The Republic of Love," "Hollywood Homicide," "The Core," "Below," "Swept Away," "Thirteen Days," "Rules of Engagement," "Double Jeopardy" and "The Sweet Hereafter." His television credits include "The Riverman," "The Life," "Meltdown," "A Girl Thing" and "The Color of Courage." He also starred with Madeleine Stowe in the television mini-series "The Magnificent Amberson's."
Biography of Morton Kondracke
Mort Kondracke was a regular panelist on "The McLaughlin Group" for many years and is currently a regular contributor for the Fox News Channel and co-host of its weekly political show "The Beltway Boys." Kondracke is also executive editor and columnist for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, and a semi-regular commentator on "Fox News Sunday." He is a board member of both the Parkinson's Action Network and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
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