The film was going to air on ABC as a two - hour feature in the fall of 1979 .
Film was pushed back to May 1980 , and the running time was changed from two hours to one hour and 38 minutes .
The film was going to air on ABC as a two - hour feature in the fall of 1979 , but it was pushed back to May 1980 , and the running time was changed from two hours to one hour and 38 minutes .