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The homecoming : a Christmas story Cover Image DVD DVD

The homecoming : a Christmas story / Paramount ; Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. ; a CBS Television Network Production ; produced by Robert Jacks ; teleplay by Earl Hamner ; directed by Fielder Cook.

Jacks, Robert L., 1927-1987 (Added Author). Cook, Fielder, 1923-2003 (Added Author). Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 (Added Author). Thomas, Richard, 1951- (Added Author). Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 (Added Author). Corby, Ellen. (Added Author). Stickney, Dorothy, 1896-1998 (Added Author). Hutchinson, Josephine, 1903-1998 (Added Author). Windom, William, 1923-2012 (Added Author). Little, Cleavon. (Added Author). Duggan, Andrew, 1923-1988 (Added Author). Hamner, Earl, Jr. Homecoming. (Added Author). Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan. (Cast).

Summary:

Set on a Depression Christmas Eve in 1933, this heart-tugging story centers around the Waltons, a rural family, as they prepare to celebrate Christmas together.

Record details

  • ISBN: 079219540X
  • ISBN: 9780792195405
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1971.
Based on the novel "The homecoming" by Earl Hamner.
"The heartwarming holiday movie that inspired 'The Waltons'"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Earl Roth ; film editors, Marjorie Fowler, Gene Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Participant or Performer Note:
Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG, for brief mild language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen format, Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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Subject: Christmas stories, American > Drama.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > Drama.
Rural families > Drama.
Genre: DVD-Video discs.
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Available copies

  • 19 of 19 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Meyersdale Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Meyersdale Public Library DVD HOMECOMING (Text) 30512000362085 MEYM Videos Available -

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