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The Gift
The Gift
The Gift
1979
Drama
TV Movie
2h 0m
A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father, and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.

Directed by:

Don Taylor
Don-Taylor
48 total credits
Don Taylor has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Stalag 17, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Damien: Omen II, The Naked City and The Final Countdown

Writer:

Pete Hamill
Pete-Hamill
4 total credits
Pete Hamill has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness, Doc, Badge 373 and The Gift

Starring:

Kevin Bacon
Kevin-Bacon
94 total credits
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors and Frost/Nixon. Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was named by The Guardian as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination... (Wikipedia)
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Glenn Ford
Glenn-Ford
101 total credits
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 - August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford's film career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s and continued into the 1980s with many television roles. His major roles in thrillers, dramas and action films include A Stolen Life with Bette Davis, The Secret of Convict Lake...(Wikipedia)
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Julie Harris
Julie-Harris
42 total credits
Julie Harris has 42 credits at Criticker, including: East of Eden, The Haunting, Gorillas in the Mist, HouseSitter and The Dark Half
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Gary Frank
Gary-Frank
11 total credits
Gary Frank has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Superman: Unbound, Enemy Territory, Family, Death in Small Doses and Deadly Weapon
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Allison Argo
Allison-Argo
6 total credits
Allison Argo has 6 credits at Criticker, including: 9/11: Where Were You?, The Gift, Star Street and Cathy's Last Resort

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Gift

1979
Drama
TV Movie
2h 0m
Avg Percentile 32.54% from 2 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Rated 25 Mar 2021
45
46th
A coming of age film with a distant father and loving mother. A lot is going on for just a couple of days, mostly a lot of drinking. In the end, a father and son bond over fighting and alcoholism. There is some decent acting in "The Gift," but I can't say I liked the story.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Don Taylor
Don-Taylor
48 total credits
Don Taylor has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Stalag 17, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Damien: Omen II, The Naked City and The Final Countdown

Writer:

Pete Hamill
Pete-Hamill
4 total credits
Pete Hamill has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness, Doc, Badge 373 and The Gift

Starring:

Kevin Bacon
Kevin-Bacon
94 total credits
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors and Frost/Nixon. Bacon has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, was nominated for an Emmy Award, and was named by The Guardian as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination... (Wikipedia)
,
Glenn Ford
Glenn-Ford
101 total credits
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 - August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford's film career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s and continued into the 1980s with many television roles. His major roles in thrillers, dramas and action films include A Stolen Life with Bette Davis, The Secret of Convict Lake...(Wikipedia)
,
Julie Harris
Julie-Harris
42 total credits
Julie Harris has 42 credits at Criticker, including: East of Eden, The Haunting, Gorillas in the Mist, HouseSitter and The Dark Half
,
Gary Frank
Gary-Frank
11 total credits
Gary Frank has 11 credits at Criticker, including: Superman: Unbound, Enemy Territory, Family, Death in Small Doses and Deadly Weapon
,
Allison Argo
Allison-Argo
6 total credits
Allison Argo has 6 credits at Criticker, including: 9/11: Where Were You?, The Gift, Star Street and Cathy's Last Resort

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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