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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

MOVIE • 1971

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

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It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in the city some 50 miles away. He is late, and Ma and the grandparents hear on the radio a report of a bus accident that worries them. Oldest son John-Boy must step up to help grandfather cut down a Christmas tree, and upon learning the concern about Daddy sets out to find him.

TMDB ★ 3.7/5Votes: 20
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Top Cast

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Olivia Walton

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

John-Boy Walton

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Ebenezer Walton

Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Esther Walton

Dorothy Stickney

Dorothy Stickney

Emily Baldwin

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Mamie Baldwin

William Windom

William Windom

Charlie Snead

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Hawthorne Dooley

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

John Walton

David Huddleston

David Huddleston

Sheriff Ep Bridges

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Ike Godsey

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Sally Chamberlin

City Lady

Jon Walmsley

Jon Walmsley

Jason

Judy Norton

Judy Norton

Mary Ellen

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Theatrical release date: December 19, 1971

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 19, 1971

Runtime

99 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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