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User Rating:
8.0/10   243 votes
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Director:
Randal Kleiser
Writer:
James Poe (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 December 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Emmy Award Winner - Best Dramatic Special [Video Australia]
Plot:
Dying father (Ed Asner) pulls his torn family together for a last Christmas. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Maureen Stapleton: 1925-2006
 (From IMDb News. 13 March 2006)

User Comments:
A Christmas movie you'll never forget more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward Asner ... Adam Thornton

Maureen Stapleton ... Kate Thornton
Rebecca Balding ... Julie Pelham
Sarah Cunningham ... Clara

Bruce Davison ... George Pelham
Veronica Hamel ... Helen Thornton
Gregory Harrison ... Bud Thornton

James Karen ... Bob Block
Lawrence Pressman ... Tom Thornton

John Randolph ... Dr. John Hodges
Gail Strickland ... Peggy Thornton
Edward Winter ... Roger

Stephanie Zimbalist ... Toni Thornton
John A. Hubbard ... Reverend Powell
Mary Bradley Marable ... Mary, the Maid
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA more

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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Gathering, Part II (1979) (TV) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A Christmas movie you'll never forget, 3 December 2000
10/10
Author: Rich Heimlich from Cherry Hill, NJ, USA

This movie used to be a Christmas staple each year to the point where you never worried about it coming on. Now, it hasn't been on in nearly a decade as I write this in early December of 2000. It's sadly missed. If you get a chance to see this, don't miss it. Tape it, Tivo it, do whatever you have to in order to catch it. The acting is fantastic, the story genuine and the feeling just perfectly balanced across all spectrums.

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