A Matter of Principle
Brief Synopsis
Flagg Purdy, a stubborn, principled man who does not believe in celebrating Christmas as a holiday, must cope with the attempt by his daughter's fiance to introduce Christmas to the Purdy household for the first time.
Cast & Crew
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Gwen Arner
Director
Brendan Phillips
Hillary Wolf
Mary Seibel
Alison Jacoby
Christopher Spahr
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (12/03/84), Matter of Principle
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Flagg Purdy, a stubborn, principled man who does not believe in celebrating Christmas as a holiday, must cope with the attempt by his daughter's fiance to introduce Christmas to the Purdy household for the first time.
Director
Gwen Arner
Director
Cast
Brendan Phillips
Hillary Wolf
Mary Seibel
Alison Jacoby
Christopher Spahr
Alan Arkin
George Womack
Danny Corkill
John Underwood
Daniel Garza Ii
Melva Williams
Corey Kasdin
Cinammon Idles
Alexandra Shapiro
Mark Kennerly
Deanna Dunagan
Gary Cole
Virginia Madsen
James W Sudik
Tony Arkin
Barbara Dana
Aaron Freeman
Samuel Schmidt
Crew
David Avcollie
Dialect Coach
Alan Barcus
Music Conductor
Alan Barcus
Music
Jeanne Caliendo
Assistant Director
Murdoch Campbell
Gaffer
Leonard Carlisle
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Claffey
Photography
Ric Coken
Sound
Judy Courtney
Casting
Donald Czowiecki
Office Assistant
Jimmy Dolan
Sound
Emily Erickson
Costumes
Katterli Frauenfelder
Assistant Director
Randall Fried
Consultant
Randall Fried
Location Scout
Frank Gill Jr.
Production Assistant
James Giovannetti
Production Manager
Catherine Goedert
Casting
Lucinda Guard
Assistant Editor
Kristina Hanson
Location Manager
James Hayes
Construction Coordinator
Michael Hoffman
Sound
Fritz Johson
Dolly Grip
Jeffrey Jur
Director Of Photography
Karen Kaplan
Assistant
Wayne Karjala
Set Decorator
Donna Kulwin
Script Supervisor
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Greg Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Mark Mamalakis
Production Assistant
Grace Mckeaney
Consultant
Joan Merlo
Production Coordinator
Marc Miller
Editor
Morton Neal Miller
Producer
Morton Neal Miller
Executive Producer
Morton Neal Miller
Writer
Nancy Ann Miller
Writer
David Moravec
Key Grip
David Obermeyer
Grip
Wendy Oldenburg
Wardrobe
John Pacy
Grip
Joyce Polly
Negative Cutting
Mike Purbaugh
Other
Hans Roland
Sound
Susin Ross
Hair Assistant
Susin Ross
Makeup Assistant
David Russell
Best Boy
Francine Sanders
Office Assistant
Chuck Saucier
Casting Associate
Linda Schwartz
Photography
Kevin Smith
Assistant Camera Operator
Josh Spring
Production Assistant
Dan Stevens
Assistant Camera Operator
Roger Tang
Boom Operator
Todd Thomasson
Gaffer
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting Consultant
Marvin Towns
Production Assistant
Mary Trimble
Consultant
Susan Vanderbeek
Craft Service
John D Weaver
From Story
Joyce Weber
Hair
Joyce Weber
Makeup
Diane Witmer
Art Director
Sharon Zurek
Production Associate
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (12/03/84), Matter of Principle
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
