Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Name: Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-12-08
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Richard Thomas, Edward Asner, Charles Bronson

TV Movie
1991
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

Charles Bronson, Richard Thomas, and Katharine Isabelle in Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

Drama

Inspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan and the newspaper man who answered her... Read allInspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan and the newspaper man who answered her question.Inspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan and the newspaper man who answered her question.

Director
- Charles Jarrott
Writers
- Val De Crowl
- Andrew J. Fenady
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Charles Jarrott
Writers
- Val De Crowl
- Andrew J. Fenady
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
In this movie, Charles Bronson plays a man struggling with the death of his beloved wife. In real life, he himself was in mourning, having lost his wife, Jill Ireland, the year before in 1990.

Goofs
The real Francis P. Church only married after the publication of the "Yes, Virginia" letter in 1897, and had no children.

Quotes
Mrs. Goldstein: As my dear dead Saul used to say, "It isn't a silver lining what makes the coat. It's the person wearing it."

Connections
Referenced in Night Court: Party Girl: Part 1 (1992)

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Featured review

10/10

A classic film, with a great message

While this is a made for TV film with some of the production weaknesses that are typical of films made for television, nonetheless this is a classic Christmas movie in a class with "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th St.", primarily for it's ability to make the viewer cry with joy, even with repeated viewings.

Like the movies above, not all the characters are happy due to the difficult circumstances of their lives. The primary characters are struggling with despair. Like "It's a Wonderful Life", the lead characters are brought back from the brink through belief in something larger than themselves: The spirit of Christmas and the Hope that it brings to all of us.

I wish it would be released commercially at some point so that it could gain a larger audience. Contains great performances by Richard Thomas and Charles Bronson. Lou Asner is at his typical crusty best as the soft-hearted news boss.