Danielle Steel's Family Album Parts 1 & 2 (1994) Rating: Starring: Michael Ontkean, Jaclyn Smith, Brett Cullen, Joe Flanigan, Steven Gilborn, Joel Gretsch, Leslie Horan, Brian Krause, Tom Mason, Kristin Minter, Paul Satterfield, Danielle Steel Director: Jack Bender Category: Drama, Classics, Classics Studio: Anchor Bay Subtitles: Length: 240 mins Want to buy?           Part I: Faye and Ward Thayer live through enough ups and downs for several lifetimes. A whirlwind courtship leads to a comfortable life fueled by Ward's family fortune. But as the fortune vanishes, Ward's drinking and cheating compel Faye to throw him out. Faye builds a film directing career and later takes on an unlikely partner: Ward, now reformed. But the strain of raising their four rebellious children threatens to split the marriage again. Part II: The Thayer children face the challenges of the tumultuous 1970s: Vietnam, drugs, dropping out and more. Thanks to a part in her parent's film, Valerie makes the transition from low-budget film actress to rising star. Lionel rediscovers a friend from the past, while Anne's affair with a friend's father leads to a large family of her own. During a heart-warming weekend surrounded by family, Faye's extraordinary life comes to a close.