TV Movie ·Drama ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 36m

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear poster
Director
Peter H. Hunt
Cast
Mickey Rooney as Mike Halligan Scott Grimes as Robbie Westin Barrie Youngfellow as Kate Westin George Gaynes as Arch Angel Gary Bayer as Rick Westin William Griffis as Riley Boggs
Crew
Dean Cundey — Director of Photography Jerrold L. Ludwig — Editor Frank Cardea — Writer George Schenck — Writer Frank Cardea — Producer George Schenck — Producer
Synopsis

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

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Mood & Themes
holidaymanhattan, new york citychristmasgrandfather grandson relationshipretired policemanarchangel
Key Collaborators
Peter H. Hunt Director Dean Cundey Director of Photography Jerrold L. Ludwig Editor Frank Cardea Writer George Schenck Writer Frank Cardea Producer George Schenck Producer
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