The Christmas Wish
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The Christmas Wish | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The book by Richard Siddoway |
Written by | Greg Taylor |
Story by | Beth Polson |
Directed by | Ian Barry |
Starring | Neil Patrick Harris Debbie Reynolds Naomi Watts Alexandra Wilson Beverly Archer |
Music by | Alan Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Beth Polson |
Producer | Erica Fox |
Cinematography | John C. Newby |
Editor | Janet Bartels Vandagriff |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Production company | Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | December 6, 1998 |
The Christmas Wish is a 1998 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds. It premiered on CBS on December 6, 1998 and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.
Plot[]
A businessman Will Martin tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother Ruth Martin after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company. During thanksgiving dinner his grandmother Ruth tells him she has discovered a woman named Lillian in her recently deceased husband Warren's journals. Warren had written about visiting Lillian every Christmas Eve since shortly after the death of his son and daughter-in-law in a car accident. The search for this mysterious Lillian takes Will on a journey through his grandfather's life and helps him to understand the true meaning of love and forgiveness.
Cast[]
- Neil Patrick Harris as Will Martin
- Debbie Reynolds as Ruth
- Naomi Watts as Renee
- Alexandra Wilson as Julia
- Beverly Archer as Miss Enid Cook
- Ian Meltzer as Justin
- Gary Bayer as Jimmy Hanning
- James Greene as Warren Martin
- Jerry Douglas as Mr. Askou
See also[]
External links[]
- 1998 television films
- 1998 films
- 1990s Christmas drama films
- American films
- American Christmas drama films
- Christmas television films
- CBS network films
- Films based on American novels
- Christmas television film stubs