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Trilogy

  • 1969
  • G
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Trilogy (1969)
DramaRomance

"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting ... Read all"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting a baby of her own and rejects Miss Miller's offer to be the nurse for the forthcoming chil... Read all"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting a baby of her own and rejects Miss Miller's offer to be the nurse for the forthcoming child. That night, Miss Miller meets Miriam, a strange young girl who resembles Miss Miller wh... Read all

  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Truman Capote
    • Eleanor Perry
  • Stars
    • Geraldine Page
    • Donnie Melvin
    • Lavinia Cassels
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    170
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Truman Capote
      • Eleanor Perry
    • Stars
      • Geraldine Page
      • Donnie Melvin
      • Lavinia Cassels
    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Geraldine Page
    Geraldine Page
    • Woman (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Donnie Melvin
    • Buddy (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Lavinia Cassels
    • Aunts (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Christine Marler
    • Aunts (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Josip Elic
    Josip Elic
    • HaHa (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Lynn Forman
    • Woman in Car (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Win Forman
    • Storekeeper (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    Beverly Ballard
    • Nina (segment "Miriam")
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Ivor Belli (segment "Among the Paths to Eden")
    Truman Capote
    Truman Capote
    • Narrated by (segment "A Christmas Memory")
    • (voice)
    • (as Mr. Capote)
    Jane Connell
    Jane Connell
    • Mrs. Connolly (segment "Miriam")
    Susan Dunfee
    Susan Dunfee
    • Miriam (segment "Miriam")
    Phyllis Eldridge
    • Woman in Automat (segment "Miriam")
    Niki Flacks
    Niki Flacks
    • Clerk in Shop
    Carol Gustafson
    • Miss Lake (segment "Miriam")
    Richard Hamilton
    Richard Hamilton
    • Man in Automat (segment "Miriam")
    Frederic Morton
    • Man in Theatre (segment "Miriam")
    Mildred Natwick
    Mildred Natwick
    • Miss Miller (segment "Miriam")
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Truman Capote
      • Eleanor Perry
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    • Trivia
      Scheduled to be exhibited during the final week of the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, a student revolution in France resulted in it never being screened at the festival.
    • Goofs
      Although set during the Depression, a Dr Pepper sign is painted across the front of a general store. The product was spelled Dr. Pepper (with a period) until the 1950's redesign.
    • Quotes

      Sook: Oh, my...how foolish I am! You know what I always thought? I always thought a body had to be sick and dyin' before they saw the Lord. I imagined that when He came it would be like lookin' at a Baptist window...prettiest colored glass and the sun pouring through...such a shine you wouldn't know it was gettin' dark. S'been a comfort to me...that shine...takin' away all the spooky feelin'. But I'll wager it isn't like that. I'll wager it never happens. I'll wager, at the very end, a body realizes that the Lord has already shone Himself...as things as they ARE. Just what they have always seen we're seein' HIM. Mm, mm. As for me...I could leave the world with TODAY in my eyes!

    • Alternate versions
      Originally airing on ABC-Television as three separate 52-minute specials, "A Christmas Memory" remained unedited for this release, but "Miriam" and "Among The Paths To Eden" were each trimmed to approximately 25 minutes for a total theatrical running time of 110 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited from ABC Stage 67: A Christmas Memory (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      For My Sake
      Music by Meyer Kupferman

      Lyrics by Eleanor Perry

    User reviews7

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    Superb!
    I'm in full agreement with Marta. This is one of television's finest hours. Whenever I can I always introduce it to friends and not one has failed to be won over.

    Not only is it a shame that it hasn't become a perennial television classic during the holidays...but I would LOVE to own a copy of it on VHS or DVD and to buy copies for my friends!

    Who do we contact? {:-)
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    • migrjo
    • Mar 19, 2002

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Truman Capote's Trilogy
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Miriam segment)
    • Production company
      • Francis Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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