The Thanksgiving Visitor

1968 0h 44m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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In this sequel to Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a boy recalls his life with an elderly cousin in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Geraldine Page
Miss Sook
Michael Kearney
Buddy
Hansford Rowe III
Odd Henderson
Joy Nicholson
Miss Armstrong
Virginia Chew
First Cousin
Lavinia Cassels
Second Cousin
Neil Fitzgerald
Uncle B
Pierre Epstein
Mr. Pruitt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Perry
Writers: Truman Capote
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Miss Sook Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marion Kraft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Geraldine Page and Michael Kearney and Hansford Rowe III carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0324218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Perry directs. Marion Kraft cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Miss Sook Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Marion Kraft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Geraldine Page and Michael Kearney and Hansford Rowe III carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0324218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.