Drama ·Family ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1996 · 1h 33m

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree poster
Director
Sally Field
Cast
Julie Harris as Sister Anthony Trini Alvarado as Beth Andrew McCarthy as Richard Reilly Suzi Hofrichter as Anna 1939 Betty Aberlin as Sister Sarah Nili Bassman as Anna 1950
Crew
Kees Van Oostrum — Director of Photography Harry Hitner — Editor David Benoit — Original Music Composer Julie Salamon — Novel Jill Weber — Novel Steven R. McGlothen — Producer
Synopsis

A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony, and New York's Rockefeller Center's head landscape architect Richard Reilly, who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display.

Trailer The Christmas Tree — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
friendshipnunholidaychristmas treeinspirationwoman director
Key Collaborators
Sally Field Director Kees Van Oostrum Director of Photography Harry Hitner Editor David Benoit Original Music Composer Julie Salamon Novel Jill Weber Novel Steven R. McGlothen Producer James William Newport Production Design Van Broughton Ramsey Costume Design
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