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The Christmas Wish (1998) [G]

Featuring:
Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Reynolds, Naomi Watts

Written by:
Richard Siddoway
Beth Polson
Greg Taylor

Directed by:
Ian Barry


Release Date:
December 6, 1998

Original Title:
The Christmas Wish

Alternate Titles:
Csoda karacsonykor
Et Juleønske
Une Promesse Pour Noël

Genres:
Drama | Family | Romance | TV Movie

Production Companies:
The Polson Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: G 

Runtime: 78

Overview from TheMovieDB

Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin feels decidedly out of place, and not at all in tune with the Christmas preparations being made by the local citizenry. But Will isn't really taking a sentimental journey at all: He's merely in town to modernize and streamline his family's real-estate company. While going through his grandfather's effects, Will and his grandmother come across the old man's diary--which reveals a lengthy relationship with a woman named Lillian.

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Overview from Open Movies

Intent on fulfilling his grandma's Christmas wish, a man sets out to find the woman mentioned in his late grandfather's journals. He learns the secrets of his past and the true meaning of Christmas.

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Rankings and Honors

The Christmas Wish (1998) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.8/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Casting:
Holly Powell

Costume Design:
Cynthia Bergstrom

Director:
Ian Barry

Director of Photography:
John Newby

Editor:
Janet Bartels-Vandagriff

Executive Producer:
Beth Polson

First Assistant Director:
Chris Edmonds

Gaffer:
Larry Kaster

Novel:
Richard Siddoway

Original Music Composer:
Alan Williams

Producer:
Erica Fox

Production Design:
Stuart Blatt

Second Assistant Director:
Michelle Edmonds

Set Decoration:
Ellen Totleben

Story:
Beth Polson

Teleplay:
Greg Taylor

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