The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

TV Movie
1983
Not Rated
1h 36m

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The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983)

After experiencing several stressful situations within a short time - including the failure of the family business and the loss of her mother - Janet Broderick (Lee Remick) becomes ill. Fall... Read allAfter experiencing several stressful situations within a short time - including the failure of the family business and the loss of her mother - Janet Broderick (Lee Remick) becomes ill. Falling into a deep sleep, she dreams of returning to her hometown, taking her children with h... Read allAfter experiencing several stressful situations within a short time - including the failure of the family business and the loss of her mother - Janet Broderick (Lee Remick) becomes ill. Falling into a deep sleep, she dreams of returning to her hometown, taking her children with her to meet her deceased loved ones. Perhaps, during a Christmas reunion with her beloved f... Read all

Director
- Delbert Mann
Writers
- Bess Streeter Aldrich
- Earl Hamner Jr.
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Director
- Delbert Mann
Writers
- Bess Streeter Aldrich
- Earl Hamner Jr.
Stars

39User reviews

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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sally-47

will this ever be on tv again?

would love to see this movie again - either on tv or available in video.

i have looked for it every year and have been unable to find it.

it is a warm and tender story of the power of true love.

KittyLover61

One of my favorite Christmas films.

This movie used to air every Christmas Evening for a few years. I was getting used to watching it every year, then they stopped broadcasting it. Lee Remick was one of my favorite actresses, and this is a great feel-good Christmas movie. I just wish there was a way to get a copy of this movie. My favorite scene was when the boy fell into the pond and how it changed everyone.

hsprings

One of my favorites

I was so happy to see that other people are looking for a copy of this movie and have enjoyed it as I have. I love it and have seen it on TV several times. However, as most of you have said, it is no longer shown and is not on video. How I wish I had taped it. I would also be interested in obtaining a copy. The story is warm and interesting.

8don turner

an old fashioned touch of the heart

simple, small town, going back to where you are from...a movie i can watch over and over again - and hope to as long as my tape lasts. the message about the "secret place" is one that i take to heart in my own marriage. every once in awhile a movie just hits all the buttons that make it heart-warming, this movie does it in a subtle, but effective way.

overby

Lucky to have a copy!!

I first saw this film in 1986 and really liked it. After that, I watched every Christmas for it to reappear on TV, but it never did. Then, about 3 years ago, I saw a listing for it in the TV Guide. It was on a local channel really late at night. I taped it, and now I watch it just about every year. I love Angela Lansbury in it, and I love the message of hope. For those of you who can't find the movie anywhere, take heart! It may just appear on your local station one year. You might even consider contacting them and asking them to run it.