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Release Date:
December 6, 2011
Original Title:
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Amblin Television
Turner Classic Movies
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 58
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). The special looks at variations within the genre, such as holiday romances, family movies, and even thrillers. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! features behind the scenes stories and personal Hollywood Christmas memories from the likes of Chevy Chase, Margaret O'Brien, Chazz Palminteri, Deborah Raffin, Karolyn Grimes, Zack Ward, Brian Henson, Joe Dante, Trine Mitchum, authors Julie Salamon and Alonso Duralde, A Christmas Carol expert Michael Patrick Hearn, and many more.
Associate Producer:
Adele Sparks
Director:
Laurent Bouzereau
Director of Photography:
Steven Wacks
Jeffrey Peter Byrd
Sovonto Green
Ira Speir
Rick Barns
Editor:
Andy Cohen
Executive Producer:
Darryl Frank
Justin Falvey
Makeup Artist:
Lily Juliett Arnon
Mara Capozzi
Marlena Robbins
Producer:
Laurent Bouzereau
Sound:
Ken Pries
Gary Woods
James Pilott
Mark Burton
Eric Miller
Rick Hays
Writer:
Laurent Bouzereau
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