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The Gift

6.519791h 40mMovieDramaTV Movie

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

DirectorDon Taylor
WriterRobert Malloy
ProducersGerald W. Abrams·Joel Rogosin

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Cast · Directed by Don Taylor

GFGlenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Billy Devlin
JHJulie Harris
Julie Harris
Anne Devlin
GFGary Frank
Gary Frank
Pete Devlin
AAAllison Argo
Allison Argo
Kathleen
MCMaggie Cooper
Maggie Cooper
Betty
TCTom Clancy
Tom Clancy
Richie Brennan
HG
Harry Gold
Griffin
KBKevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Teddy
MWM. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Legion Commander
PPPhillip Pine
Phillip Pine
Boop
MG
Mitchell Group
Sal
JHJane Hoffman
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Crowley

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The Gift — streaming FAQ

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