The Four Diamonds (1995)

Young Christopher Millard fantasizes about being a squire of the Round Table and studies the stars. But when his difficulty breathing turns out to be caused by a tumor, his fantasies turn ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Christopher Millard (short story), Todd Robinson (teleplay)

Stars:

Tom Guiry, Christine Lahti, Kevin Dunn

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Guiry	...	Christopher 'Chris' Millard / Squire Millard (as Thomas Guiry)
Christine Lahti	...	Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan
Kevin Dunn	...	Charles Millard / Charles the Mysterious
Jayne Brook	...	Irma Millard / Hermit of the Lagoon
Michael Bacall
Sarah Rose Karr	...	Stacie Millard
Adilah Barnes
Catherine E. Coulson
Ryan Koch	...	Nick
Leland Baxter Neal	...	Simon
Jason Mason	...	John
Dan Kremer	...	Knight #1
Don Nau	...	Knight #2
Eric Jewett	...	Surgeon
Brett A. Jones	...	Black Cavalier

Storyline

Young Christopher Millard fantasizes about being a squire of the Round Table and studies the stars. But when his difficulty breathing turns out to be caused by a tumor, his fantasies turn into a means to battle the disease. Chemotherapy eats his summer and instead of writing the standard "What I did during my summer vacation", his teacher lets him write a fictional story, and Chris makes characters from the people around him. As Chris battles with doctor, treatments, and the illness, Squire Millard goes on a quest against an evil sorceress to gain the four diamonds of Courage, Wisdom, Honesty, and Strength: qualities that Chris himself attains as his health fails.

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Plot Keywords:

cancer | based on true story | number in title

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Genres:

Fantasy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

De fyra diamanterna

Filming Locations:

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

O'Byrne Productions, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the true story of Chris Mallard who died in 1972 from cancer. The story around which the film revolves was written by him while he was ill.

User Reviews

A powerful, creative, well done film

This movie is perfect in every way i can think of. Great acting so the characters fell very real; great script, with very funny lines at times; great score; interesting story; and great morals presented in an interesting way. The story of Chris is a moving one, where, when he gets cancer, goes through tough times by losing his friends and the family starts to drift apart, while sir Millard wishes to gain his freedom and rid the land of an evil sorceress and become a knight by going on quests that teach him valuable lessons of life that everyone should possess: courage, wisdom, honesty, and strength. The scenes near the end, about memories of the family together, and Chris expressing his feeling of frustration and Dr. Burke trying to help are sad and moving.

an excellent film.