The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Fernsehfilm
1971
PG
1 Std. 40 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,2/10

2242

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.333

405

Richard Thomas, Judy Norton, Kami Cotler, Andrew Duggan, David W. Harper, Mary Beth McDonough, Patricia Neal, Eric Scott, and Jon Walmsley in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)

Drama Family

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuOn Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, but they are becoming increasingly worried because John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not ... Alles lesenOn Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, but they are becoming increasingly worried because John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not yet returned home.On Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, but they are becoming increasingly worried because John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not yet returned home.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,2/10

2242

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.333

405

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 3 Primetime Emmys nominiert
- 1 Gewinn & 5 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Earl Hamner's two children, Scott and Carrie, are in the film as two of the children listening to the missionary lady'; he is the boy with paler hair and she is the short-dark-haired girl in a homemade hat.

Patzer
In one scene, the Waltons listen to "The Johnson Wax program": "Fibber McGee and Molly" on the radio. However, the film takes place in 1933 and that program did not debut until 1935--and the specific episode they're listening to is from 1947.

Zitate
John Boy [Narrator]: Christmas is the season where we give tokens of love. In that house we received not tokens but love itself. I became the writer I promised my father I would be, and my destiny led me far from Walton's Mountain. My mother lives there still. Alone now, for we lost my father in 1969. My brothers and sisters, grown with children of their own, live not far away. We are still a close family and see each other when we can. And like Miss Mamie Baldwin's fourth cousins, we're apt to sample the recipe and then gather around the piano and hug each other while we sing the old songs. For no matter the time or distance, we are united in the memory of that Christmas Eve. More than 30 years and 3,000 miles away, I can still hear those sweet voices.

Alternative Versionen
The original TV showing had an introduction sequence before the film began. This introduction is featured on the newly released DVD version of the film.

Verbindungen
Featured in The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1972)

Soundtracks
O Holy Night
English words by John Sullivan Dwight (uncredited), French lyrics by Placide Cappeau (uncredited) and music by Adolphe Adam (uncredited)
Performed by Cleavon Little and Congregation

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Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

The Waltons with an Edge

I have good memories of seeing this on TV many years ago, and I'm happy to read reports of a DVD. I believe this to be the pilot for The Waltons, either by design or by accident. This is a more realistic portrayal of the Great Depression that is usually shown. It was cleaned up considerably when the TV series was produced. Patricia Neal's character is a woman who knows hardship. Her face registers much pain, and even though she was/is a beautiful woman, that careworn look shows through. Her husband (wonderful Andrew Duggan who only shows up at the very end) is away looking for work, which was fairly typical of the 1930's. And she has too many kids, and they're all living with grandma & grandpa. They will have to accept charity from clueless missionary ladies at Christmas. These people are POOR! Nice to see Edgar Bergen in a rare, late career, character role as Grandpa (not Will Geer). All of the writing shows more edge than the series, even carrying over to the children. I guess that TV children can't get mixed up with moonshiners. It is, perhaps, unfair to compare this to the television series. They clearly are two different animals. Think M*A*S*H, and you'll know what I mean. This should be an annual holiday movie.