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The Gift

The Gift

★ 6.5/10•1979•1h 40m•Drama•TV Movie

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

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

Don Taylor · Director

Robert Malloy · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 15, 1979

Actors

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

Griffin

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Teddy

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Legion Commander

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Boop

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

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Brick

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