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The Christmas Tree (1996 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Christmas Tree' is a 1996 American made-for-television Christmas drama film directed by Sally Field, starring Julie Harris and Andrew McCarthy and produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC on December 22, 1996.[http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002096&type=field ABC Medianet], Sally Field, accessed 01-21-2009[http://www.mooviees.com/38326/credits mooviees.com] 'The Christmas Tree', accessed 01-21-2009[https://www.variety.com/profiles/TVMOW/main/43756/The%20Christmas%20Tree.html?dataSet=1#Awards] New York Times, 'The Christmas Tree', accessed 01-21-2009[http://www.pghfilm.org/about/show_films.jsp?restrictids=Film_Name&restrictvalues=The%20Christmas%20Tree%20(TV) Pittsburgh Film Office], 'The Christmas Tree', accessed 01-21-2009
Plot
A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony (Julie Harris), and New York's Rockefeller Center's head gardener Richard Reilly (Andrew McCarthy), who wants to fell a tree which she has been growing for decades and move it to New York City for Christmas display.
Cast
*Julie Harris as Sister Anthony
*Andrew McCarthy as Richard Reilly
*Trini Alvarado as Beth
*Betty Aberlin as Sister Sarah
*Jessica Hecht as Sister Mary
*Anne Pitoniak as Mother Superior Frances
*Colin Quinn as Tom
;Additional cast
*Suzi Hofrichter as Anna
*Imogene Bliss as Sister Lucia
*Therese Courtney as Mother Superior (1939)
*Lulee Fisher as Sister Rose
*Shannon Holt as Sister Lucia (1939 / 1959)
*Lynne Innerst as Sister Frances
*Chad Luberger as Roy
*Kathleen McEntee as Sister Margaret
*Zachary Mott as Anna's Father
*Beverly Owings as Matron of the Orphanage
*Jaime Shapiro as Doreen
*Daniel Sweazen as Helicopter Pilot
*Katherine Sweeney as Terry
*Cornell J. Wallace as Harvey / Workman
*Dave Whalen as Sven
*Nili Bassman as Anna (Age 18)
Release
'The Christmas Tree' had international release under several titles: In France as 'Arbre de Nol, L' Canada', In Spain as 'rbol de Navidad, El Spain', in Brazil as 'A rvore de Natal Brazil' (Portuguese), in Greece as 'Dentro ton Hristougennon, To Greece', and in Germany as 'Der Weihnachtsbaum'. It was made available in October 2001 on VHS in Spanish and English.
See also
* List of Christmas films
References
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