CBS Snags Rights To TV Movie on Elizabeth Smart Case

  • August 22, 2003
CBS has signed a deal for a TV movie with the family of Utah teen-ager Elizabeth Smart, who had been abducted from her home and went missing for nine months. Tentatively titled "The Elizabeth Smart Story," the TV movie will be based on accounts by the Smart family. Dylan Baker will star as Ed Smart, Lindsay Frost as Lois Smart and Amber Marshall will play Elizabeth Smart. "Elizabeth Smart's frightening kidnapping and the search to find her captivate the nation, and her subsequent safe return created a collective celebration," said Bela Bajaria, senior vice president of movies and mini- series at CBS Entertainment. "We look forward to telling the Smart family's inspirational, untold story in a responsible and insightful manner."
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