The Greatest Gift (1974)

Directed by

Boris Sagal

Genre

tv movie, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed preacher struggles to support his two children in rural North Carolina during the Great Depression. The story follows their close-knit family as they face hard times and rely on each other.

gentleheartfeltslow-pacedearthywarmfamily-centerednostalgic

What happens

The Greatest Gift is an NBC television movie which premiered on November 4, 1974. Directed by Boris Sagal and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, and Lance Kerwin, the film served as the pilot for the 1975 television series The Family Holvak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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