The Gift
Brief Synopsis
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Pete Hamill's novel about a young Brooklyn man (Gary Frank) home on Christmas leave from the Navy in the early '50s for a nostalgic visit to his boyhood world. Glenn Ford is his hard-drinking, one-legged Irish father; Julie Harris is his supportive dreamer of a mother. Ford and Harris previously co-
Cast & Crew
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Don Taylor
Director
Phillip Pine
Lewis Charles
Nicholas Mele
Jerry Machen
George Arden
Film Details
Also Known As
Gift
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Pete Hamill's novel about a young Brooklyn man (Gary Frank) home on Christmas leave from the Navy in the early '50s for a nostalgic visit to his boyhood world. Glenn Ford is his hard-drinking, one-legged Irish father; Julie Harris is his supportive dreamer of a mother. Ford and Harris previously co-starred as husband and wife in the similarly-titled 1974 TV-movie, "The Greatest Gift," which spawned the brief series, "The Family Holvak."
Director
Don Taylor
Director
Cast
Phillip Pine
Lewis Charles
Nicholas Mele
Jerry Machen
George Arden
M. Emmet Walsh
Mitchell Group
Harry Gold
Tom Clancy
Donald O'brien
Allison Argo
Gary Frank
Art Kassul
Luke Andreas
Glenn Ford
Antony Ponzini
Kevin Bacon
Jon Reigrod
Jane Hoffman
Bob O'connell
Maggie Cooper
Julie Harris
Don Stark
Edwin Max
Ray Guth
Frank Conn
David Cole
Bryan Scott
K C Martel
Pat Corley
Matt Russo
Crew
Silvia Abascal
Hair Stylist
Gerald Abrams
Executive Producer
Nick Anderson
Production Supervisor
William Andrews
Sound Effects Editor
Alan Bernard
Sound Mixer
Robert E Collins
Director Of Photography
Huw Davies
Associate Producer
Wes Dawn
Makeup
J. P. Farrell
Editor
Don Garrison
Location Manager
Marilyn Giardino
Script Supervisor
Charles Graffeo
Set Decorator
Leland M Haas
Unit Production Manager
Pete Hamill
Screenplay
Pete Hamill
Source Material (From Novel)
Toni Howard
Casting
Charles Hughes
Art Director
James Inch
Assistant Director
Henry J Lange
Assistant Director
Anne Laune
Costumes
Darryl Levine
Costumes
Herb Mulligan
Set Decorator
Dennis Murphy
Assistant Director
Gregory Prange
Editor
Joel Rogosin
Producer
George Tipton
Music
Mike Tromer
Sound Mixer
Cyrus Yavneh
Unit Production Manager
James D Young
Music Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Gift
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 15, 1979
