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The Greatest Gift

  • TV Movie
  • 1974
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
84
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The Greatest Gift (1974)
Drama

Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.

  • Director
    • Boris Sagal
  • Writers
    • Jack Farris
    • Abby Mann
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Julie Harris
    • Lance Kerwin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    84
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boris Sagal
    • Writers
      • Jack Farris
      • Abby Mann
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Julie Harris
      • Lance Kerwin
    • 7User reviews
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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Rev. Holvak
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Elizabeth Holvak
    Lance Kerwin
    Lance Kerwin
    • Ramey Holvak
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Hog Yancy
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Amos Goodloe
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Deacon Hurd
    Cari Anne Warder
    • Julie Mae Holvak
    Furman Walters
    • Willis Graham
    Leslie Thorsen
    • Tincey Bell
    Ken Renard
    Ken Renard
    • Abraham Morrison
    J. Don Ferguson
    J. Don Ferguson
    • Jim Friedlin
    Burt Douglas
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Lewell Akins
    • Hap
    Don Devendorf
    • Bert
    Bob Hannah
    Bob Hannah
    • Emmet Posten
    Tom Hilliard
    • Harold Biglow
    Doris Pearce
    • Mrs. Pradley
    Albert Smith
    • Eli Wiggins
    • Director
      • Boris Sagal
    • Writers
      • Jack Farris
      • Abby Mann
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    • Quotes

      Rev. Holvak: Look, Ramey, what you have to realize is, not everything you do is apt to send you right down to hell.

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    10/10
    Finally - after 30 Years
    While channel surfing tonight - I ran across this film at 1:15 AM on Trinity Broadcasting Network - I had missed the first 15 minutes - but I recognized it immediately.

    Let me go back 30 years.

    I first saw this film for the first time on a Saturday afternoon about 30 years ago when I was 10 years old. I remember it vividly. It left such an impression on me. And the movie contains one of the most powerful and beautiful songs at the end. I can't begin to say how many times over the past thirty years I have thought about this movie and this song - never remembering the name. It wasn't listed on IMDb until a few years ago - and then I finally found out the name - because I knew that Glenn Ford played the lead. And then for the past several years, I have been trying to find out when it would be aired or released on DVD. I learned that Trinty Broadcasting Network owned the broadcast rights - and I have been trying to get through to someone with TBN for the past two years.

    Well - back to the beginning - I ran across the commercial-free broadcast early this morning - and both the movie and the song were as good as I recall. I hope it is released on DVD one day. It is a hidden gem and I hope a new generation can see it.
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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Najcenniejszy dar
    • Filming locations
      • Statesboro, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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