The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (TV) (1971)

1971 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (TV) (1971)
Drama Christmas The Great Depression TV Movie

This television adaptation of Earl Hamner Jr.'s autobiographical novel formed the basis for the series "The Waltons." Set during the Great Depression, "The Homecoming" centers on a family living in the Virginia mountains. This year, everyone worries they will have a lean Christmas, because there's so little money to celebrate. This anxiety is heightened, however, when the family learns that the bus on which the father commutes to work each day has crashed. The eldest son, feeling the first sensations of adulthood and responsibility, decides to leave home to reach the scene of the accident. As they wait for news of their father's fate, the family members stick together and, in the process, discover the true meaning of Christmas. This made-for-television holiday movie about a Depression-era family in rural America launched the popular and long-running TV series The Waltons. It's Christmas Eve on Walton's Mountain, and the close-knit clan prepares to celebrate the holiday together--only to have their love and courage sorely tested as they wait for their father to return home during treacherous weather. With Patricia Neal as the venerable matriarch, Richard Thomas in his famous role as John-Boy, and a strong supporting cast that includes Andrew Duggan, Cleavon Little, Ellen Corby, and Edgar Bergen, THE HOMECOMING celebrates trademark Walton values such as family, love, courage, and hope.

Direction Fielder Cook

Cast Patricia Neal · Edgar Bergen · Ellen Corby · Andrew Duggan · Cleavon Little · Richard Thomas · Josephine Hutchinson · Dorothy Stickney · William Windom · Woodrow Parfrey · Judy Norton-Taylor · Mary Beth McDonough · Kami Cotler · Eric Scott · David W. Harper · Jon Walmsley · David Huddleston

Soundtrack Jerry Goldsmith

Screenplay Earl Hamner Jr.

Cinematography Earl Rath

Original title The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (TV)

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