Simple Gifts (1977)Writers:R.O. Blechman (segment), Fontaine Fox (comic strip "Toonerville Trolley"), 5 more credits » |
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Simple Gifts (1977)Writers:R.O. Blechman (segment), Fontaine Fox (comic strip "Toonerville Trolley"), 5 more credits » |
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| Colleen Dewhurst | ... |
Herself - Host
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| Hermione Gingold | ... |
Narrator (segment "The Great Frost")
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| José Ferrer | ... |
Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Tony Allon | ... |
(segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Charles Bender | ... |
(segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Dwight Marfield | ... |
(segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Peter Rogan | ... |
(segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Ellen Sandler | ... |
(segment "A Memory of Christmas")
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Dean Wareham | ... |
Narrator (segment "My Christmas")
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David Jones | ... |
Narrator (segment "December 25th, 1914")
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| Paul Dooley | ... |
(segment "Lost & Found")
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Claudette Sutherland | ... |
(segment "Lost & Found")
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This collection of six tales of the Christmas season is a jewel. Each story is told with beautifully animated illustrations. Artists such as R.O. Blechman, Jame McMullen, Seymour Chwast and others give each tale a unique look and feel. The stories themselves are imaginative. The viewer travels the world and travels through time to Russia, World War l, the Manger. I do not understand why PBS has never made Simple Gifts available on Video or DVD. At the very least, perhaps they might broadcast it again. I think if this "Gift" was seen on a regular basis at the Holiday season, it would quickly become a Christmas classic. Appropriate and enjoyable for adults and children.