Christmas Eve

1986 1h 33m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 8

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Story of a well-to-do elderly woman, who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children, who learns she has an incurable illness and wants desperately to reunite her three grown grand children (who are scattered across the U.S. living their own lives), with their estranged father, her son. She hires a private detective to search for them so as to try to get everyone together on Christmas Eve.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Loretta Young
Amanda Kingsley
Arthur Hill
Andrew Kingsley
Ron Leibman
Morris Huffner
Trevor Howard
Maitland
Patrick Cassidy
Josh Kingsley
Charles Frank
Jamison
Season Hubley
Melissa
Kate Reid
Molly Gottchalk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Cooper
Writers: Laurence Stallings, Richard H. Landau, Arch Oboler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Cooper, shot by Reginald H. Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Loretta Young and Arthur Hill and Ron Leibman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stuart Cooper directs. Reginald H. Morris behind the camera. Michael S. Murphy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Stuart Cooper, shot by Reginald H. Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Michael S. Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Loretta Young and Arthur Hill and Ron Leibman carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0090838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.