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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV)
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19 May 1986 (USA) morePlot:
Fact-based story about Mitch Snyder (Martin Sheen), a Washington crusader for the homeless, who took their case to Congress... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Sheen | ... | Mitch Snyder |
 | Roxanne Hart | ... | Carol Fennelly |
 | Joe Seneca | ... | Reverend |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Harold Moss |
 | Cicely Tyson | ... | Muriel |
| James Avery | ... | Hank Dudney |
 | Guy Boyd | ... | Tom |
| Janet Carroll | ... | Susan Baker |
| Jordan Charney | ... | Pete Stark |
 | Brett Cullen | ... | Billy |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Ida Sinclair |
| Dorothy Fielding | ... | Diane Fisk |
 | James Handy | ... | Melvin Mander |
| Matthew Laurance | ... | Max |
| John McLiam | ... | Jessie |
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I knew Mitch Snyder pretty well before the big shelter on 2nd & D opened. There are limits on what can be presented in a "made for TV" movie. The TV version of Mitch Snyder was as cuddly as a teddy bear. Most TV characters are I suppose. The real Mitch was a bit more complex. He could be impossible and egotistical. He didn't respond well to 'feedback.' Since ending homelessness was his personal struggle, he pushed himself beyond his limits and encouraged those who worked with him to be equally dedicated. He wasn't mellow. He wasn't cuddly as a teddy bear. He was, however, extremely interesting. More important, he did more to bring homeless awareness to the forefront of the national conscience than any other person or organization.
If anyone wants to know more about M. Snyder and the early CCNV, see if you can dig up a wonderful CBS documentary (narrated by Martin Sheehan) called "Promises to Keep." It reveals more about CCNV's struggles than "Samaritan." It also provides accurate glimpses into M. Snyder's character.