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The Gift

DramaTV Movie

The Gift

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

6.5TMDB19791h 40m

TMDB6.5/10 · 2 votes

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TMDB6.5/10 · 2 votes

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

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Top cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Billy Devlin

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Anne Devlin

Gary Frank

Gary Frank

Pete Devlin

Allison Argo

Allison Argo

Kathleen

Maggie Cooper

Maggie Cooper

Betty

Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy

Richie Brennan

Harry Gold

Harry Gold

Griffin

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Teddy

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Legion Commander

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Boop

Mitchell Group

Mitchell Group

Sal

Jane Hoffman

Jane Hoffman

Mrs. Crowley

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Izzy

K.C. Martel

K.C. Martel

John

Antony Ponzini

Antony Ponzini

Patsy

Crew

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Director

Robert Malloy

Robert Malloy

Writer

Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill

Novel

Gerald W. Abrams

Gerald W. Abrams

Executive Producer

Joel Rogosin

Joel Rogosin

Producer

Robert E. Collins

Robert E. Collins

Director of Photography

George Aliceson Tipton

George Aliceson Tipton

Original Music Composer

Gregory Prange

Gregory Prange

Editor

John Farrell

John Farrell

Editor

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Details

Director: Don Taylor
Released: 1979
Runtime: 1h 40m
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Scores: TMDB6.5/10 · 2 votes