The Gift (1977)
16m
Running Time
January 1, 1977Release Date
Plot.
On a cold winter morning Tav wakes his son Samuel at 4 A.M. to help with chores on the family farm. He sternly comments on Sam's work, such as napping while milking, or spilling a little milk, causing Sam to tell his mother how hard it is to please his father. She explains that Tav is just teaching him traits he will need as a man, and although his father loves him very much he finds it hard to express this in words. Sam admits to having the same problem. She says that there are unspoken ways to communicate love, and Sam volunteers, "Like Christmas presents ?" She agrees, but will not tell him how to select a special gift for his father. On Christmas morning Sam goes out to the barn alone (except for the cows, pigs, and chickens) to deliver his special gift in a setting very similar to where the very first Christmas gifts were bestowed.
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Cast & Crew.
James Griffith
Tav
Francis L. Urry
Jason
Brett Palmer
Samuel
Joy Sansom
Laura Jean
Douglas G. Johnson
Director
Julia Warner
Berta
Pearl S. Buck
Writer
Reed Smoot
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time16m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
farm
family
christmas