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The Family Holvak

  • TV Series
  • 1975–
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
60
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Glenn Ford, Elizabeth Cheshire, Julie Harris, and Lance Kerwin in The Family Holvak (1975)
Drama

Rev. Holvak and his brood struggle to get by in 1930s Tennessee.Rev. Holvak and his brood struggle to get by in 1930s Tennessee.Rev. Holvak and his brood struggle to get by in 1930s Tennessee.

  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Julie Harris
    • Lance Kerwin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    60
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Julie Harris
      • Lance Kerwin
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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  • Episodes10

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    TopTop-rated1 Season1975

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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Rev. Tom Holvak
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Elizabeth Holvak
    Lance Kerwin
    Lance Kerwin
    • Ramey Holvak
    Elizabeth Cheshire
    Elizabeth Cheshire
    • Julie Mae Holvak
    Ted Gehring
    Ted Gehring
    • Chester Purdle
    Cynthia Howard
    • Ida
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Sheriff…
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Craw
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Harv Jennings
    Michael Conrad
    Michael Conrad
    • Ham
    Cristina Raines
    Cristina Raines
    • Ellen Baldwin
    Josh Albee
    Josh Albee
    • Bo
    James Jeter
    James Jeter
    • Shorty
    Florence Lake
    Florence Lake
    • Grandma Boggs
    Jerry Gatlin
    Jerry Gatlin
    • Guard
    Diane Shalet
    • Wilma Jean
    Cynthia Ford
    • Ida
    Arlene Golonka
    Arlene Golonka
    • Ruby
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    • Connections
      Follows The Greatest Gift (1974)

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    5/10
    Holvak family values
    Even though we had to bring Glenn Ford back from the dead because he was killed in the original made for TV film that inspired this series, The Greatest Gift got suxh good public and critical notices that a series was certainly in the offing.

    In the movie Glenn Ford, Julie Harris and their kids lived on the town largesse in the parsonage of the church. In the series Ford and Harris have a farm so they do have their own means of support. Another change from the film.

    The two episodes I saw did not match the quality of the original film. So I guess it was foreordained that the series would not last. 10 episodes were all that were done.

    It was a nice show. Too bad it wasn't the equal of the film that inspired it.
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    • Feb 12, 2021

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La famiglia Holvak
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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