Cipher in the Snow
"A child is a believing creature."
1974 | 21m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Keith J. Atkinson |
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| Writer: | Jean Mizer, Carol Lynn Pearson |
| Staring: |
| Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. Although he barely knew him, his teacher is intent on unraveling the mystery of the untimely death. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1974 |
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| Director: | Keith J. Atkinson |
| Writer: | Jean Mizer, Carol Lynn Pearson |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | obituary, shy teen, death of a child |
| Production Companies | Brigham Young University |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Bridges | |
| Bruce Kimball | |
| Jacqueline Mayo | |
| Roberta Shore | Peggy, school secretary |
| Walter Stocker | |
| Mary Cox | |
| Larry Watts | |
| Martha Henstrom | |
| Kirk Hutchings | |
| Ronald Jenkins | Bus Driver |
| Court LeRoy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jean Mizer | Story |
| Peter G. Czerny | Editor |
| Douglas G. Johnson | Art Direction |
| Ted Van Horn | Director of Photography |
| Keith J. Atkinson | Director |
| Carol Lynn Pearson | Screenplay |
| Paul Sharp | Casting |
| Reed Smoot | Director of Photography |
| W. Grant Williams | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Douglas G. Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Judge Whitaker | Producer |
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