Miracle on 34th Street (1947) [NR|G]
Featuring:
Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne
Written by:
George Seaton
Valentine Davies
Directed by:
George Seaton
Release Date:
June 4, 1947
Original Title:
Miracle on 34th Street
Alternate Titles:
Christmas Miracle on 34th Street
De Ilusão Também Se Vive
Het wonder der 34ste straat
Il Miracolo Della 34ª Strada
It's Only Human
Le miracle sur la 34ème rue
Milagro en la calle 34
Milagro en la ciudad
Miracolo Nella 34ª Strada
The Big Heart
To thavma tis 34is odou
Zázrak na 34 ulici
梦幻街奇缘
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: AA AU: G BR: L CZ: U FR: U GB: U IT: T JP: PG12 NL: AL SE: Btl US: NR|G
Runtime: 96
Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
At the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades him to take his place. He proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main store. While he is successful, Doris learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances by his doctor that he is harmless, Doris still has misgivings, especially when she has cynically trained herself, and especially her daughter, Susan, to reject all notions of belief and fantasy. And yet, people, especially Susan, begin to notice there is something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas among the rampant commercialism around him and succeeding in improbable ways. When a raucous conflict with the store's cruelly incompetent therapist, Granville Sawyer, erupts, he finds himself held at Bellevue where, in despair, he deliberately fails a mental examination to ensure his commitment. All seems lost until Doris' friend, Fred Gailey, reassures him of his worth and agrees to represent him in the fight to secure his release. To achieve that, Fred arranges a formal hearing in which he argues that Kris is sane because he is in fact Santa Claus. What ensues is a bizarre hearing in which people's beliefs are reexamined and put to the test, but even so, it's going to take a miracle for Kris to win.
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