Christmas Eve (1986)
"Christmas Dove" (original title)

Story of a well-to-do elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an incurable illness and wants desperately to reunite her three ... See full summary »

Director:

Stuart Cooper

Writers:

Blanche Hanalis (teleplay), Laurence Stallings (story),

Stars:

Loretta Young, Arthur Hill, Ron Leibman

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Loretta Young	...	Amanda Kingsley
Arthur Hill	...	Andrew Kingsley
Ron Leibman	...	Morris Huffner
Trevor Howard	...	Maitland
Patrick Cassidy	...	Josh Kingsley
Charles Frank	...	Jamison
Season Hubley	...	Melissa
Kate Reid	...	Molly Gottchalk
Deborah Richter	...	Patti (as Debi Richter)
Allan Royal	...	Grodin
Lisa Vidal	...	Maria
Wayne Best	...	Harley
Bernard Behrens	...	Dean
Antony Parr	...	Professor
Amanda Hancox	...	Nora

Storyline

Story of a well-to-do elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an incurable illness and wants desperately to reunite her three grown grand children (who are scattered across the U.S. living their own lives), with their estranged father, her son. She hires a private detective to search for them so as to try to get everyone together on Christmas Eve.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas eve | search | christmas | incompetence | matriarch | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Christmas Eve

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Filerman Productions, Republic Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Great Story

This is one of the best Christmas Movies ever and I am saddened but it hasn't been aired at least in my area of the country for some years. Very heartwarming and thought provoking. Does anyone know where I can get a copy? Stan