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) (as Chris Millard), Todd Robinson (teleplay)

Stars:

Tom Guiry, Christine Lahti, Kevin Dunn

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Guiry	...	Christopher 'Chris' Millard / Squire Millard (as Thomas Guiry)
Christine Lahti	...	Dr. Burke / Sorceress Raptenahad
Kevin Dunn	...	Charles Millard / Charles the Mysterious
Jayne Brook	...	Irma Millard / Hermit of the Lagoon
Michael Bacall	...	Tony Falco
Sarah Rose Karr	...	Stacie Millard
Adilah Barnes	...	Nurse Carol
Catherine E. Coulson	...	Miss Kern
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:

daydream | knight | death | baseball | disability | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the only Disney made for TV film to have mild swearing as Tony says "pissed off" when he and Chris are watching the ballgame on TV.

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Goofs

When Tony visits Chris at his house, Chris is organizing his baseball cards from a collectors box of the 1990's model which didn't exists in the 1970's.

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Connections

Referenced in The 18th Annual CableACE Awards (1996)

User Reviews

A great film, very moving.

I remember when this movie aired and I taped it at the time. I was so moved by what I saw that I took the tape to my 8th grade English teacher so that we could watch it in class. We never had the opportunity to watch it and I ended up leaving it at the school. I wish that I still had that tape because I think about the film often. I've tried to remember specifics about the acting and writing but sadly I can't.If anyone knows how to secure a copy of the movie please post some info. I work with terminally ill children and I think this movie would inspire them to fight hard for as long as they can and to not give up. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. Thank you.

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