Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 40m

The Gift

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Director

Cast

Glenn Ford as Billy Devlin Julie Harris as Anne Devlin Gary Frank as Pete Devlin Allison Argo as Kathleen Maggie Cooper as Betty Tom Clancy as Richie Brennan

Crew

Robert E. Collins — Director of Photography Gregory Prange — Editor John Farrell — Editor George Aliceson Tipton — Original Music Composer Robert Malloy — Writer Pete Hamill — Novel

Tagline

Three Days of Passion and Conflict That Will Change His Life Forever

Synopsis

A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.

Mood & Themes

family reunion generation gap

Key Collaborators

Don Taylor Director Robert E. Collins Director of Photography Gregory Prange Editor John Farrell Editor George Aliceson Tipton Original Music Composer Robert Malloy Writer Pete Hamill Novel Joel Rogosin Producer

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