A heartwarming tale of an English minister and his family reunited at Christmas time. Their story includes a remembrance of their World War II trials.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ralph Richardson | ... | Rev. Martin Gregory | |
| Celia Johnson | ... | Jenny Gregory | |
| Margaret Leighton | ... | Margaret Gregory | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Michael Gregory | |
| John Gregson | ... | David Paterson | |
| Hugh Williams | ... | Richard Wyndham | |
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Margaret Halstan | ... | Aunt Lydia |
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Maureen Delaney | ... | Aunt Bridget (as Maureen Delany) |
| William Hartnell | ... | C / Sgt. Major | |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Major | |
| Roland Culver | ... | Lord B. | |
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John Barry | ... | Clubman |
| Dandy Nichols | ... | Neighbour | |
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Plot Synopsis
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A heartwarming tale of an English minister and his family reunited at Christmas time. Their story includes a remembrance of their World War II trials.
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 February 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Holly and the Ivy See more »Filming Locations:
British Lion Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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David Paterson: Are you psychic or what?
Aunt Lydia: Oh, what a delicious Scottish voice.
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(uncredited)
Traditional, music first published by Cecil J. Sharp, arranged by H. Walford Davies
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Wynyard Browne's original play opened at London's Duchess Theatre in 1950. Maureen Delaney and Margaret Halstan reprised their stage roles for this movie. See more »Goofs
When Aunt Bridget hands her landlady a photograph of her nephew Michael (Denholm Elliott) from the sideboard, it's a different one. The close up shot of the photo shows him in uniform as opposed to civilian dress on the sideboard. See more »Quotes
Aunt Lydia: This is right. Absolutely right. You're cut out for each other. I can always tell.David Paterson: Are you psychic or what?
Aunt Lydia: Oh, what a delicious Scottish voice.
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Soundtracks
The Holly and the Ivy(uncredited)
Traditional, music first published by Cecil J. Sharp, arranged by H. Walford Davies
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Until recently I had never heard of this little gem of British holiday sentiment. I heard someone call it the "Christmas movie for people who don't like Christmas movies" and the quest to find it was on.
This is the story of a Christmas in which the emotionally wounded family of a Church of England clergyman come home and attempt to have a happy holiday. What happens is not your typical happy tearjerker, nor is it a Christmas nightmare. Its a reasonably realistic, as much as films of the time could be in 75 minutes, look at a family of emotional cripples as they all try to put their lives back on track. The ending while hopeful is far from certain, so much so that I cursed the fact that it didn't go on another five or six hours, my sole complaint about the film.
A word of warning, don't abandon the film until you get to the end. I wasn't enraptured of the film for almost two thirds of its running time. I was interested in what was happening but I didn't know if I liked it, and then suddenly all of the pieces were in place and it became this charming atypical jewel of a movie.
Forget Its a Wonderful Life, watch this instead, its so much more real.