Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Directed by
- George Seaton
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 852 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A department store Santa in New York City claims he is the real Santa Claus. A skeptical mother and her young daughter come to believe in him after he is put on trial to prove his identity.
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What happens
Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite. Miracle on 34th Street won three Academy Awards: Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Valentine Davies for Best Writing, Original Story, and George Seaton for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film was nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive preserved Miracle on 34th Street in 2009. Davies also wrote a short novelization of the tale, which was published by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with the film's release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Merton of the Movies (1947)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.