The Gift (1977)

Özet

On a cold winter morning Tav wakes his son Samuel at 4 A.M. to help with chores on the family farm. He sternly comments on Sam's work, such as napping while milking, or spilling a little milk, causing Sam to tell his mother how hard it is to please his father. She explains that Tav is just teaching him traits he will need as a man, and although his father loves him very much he finds it hard to express this in words. Sam admits to having the same problem. She says that there are unspoken ways to communicate love, and Sam volunteers, "Like Christmas presents ?" She agrees, but will not tell him how to select a special gift for his father. On Christmas morning Sam goes out to the barn alone (except for the cows, pigs, and chickens) to deliver his special gift in a setting very similar to where the very first Christmas gifts were bestowed.

Oyuncular

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  James Griffith

  Tav

• Francis L. Urry

  Jason

• Brett Palmer

  Samuel

• Joy Sansom

  Laura Jean

• Debbie van Orden

  Mary Jean

• Jeanne Nuttal

  Carol Ann

• Julia Warner

  Berta

Ekip

Yönetmen

Douglas G. Johnson

Hikâye / Eser

Pearl S. Buck

Yapımcı

Douglas G. Johnson

Görüntü yönetmeni

Reed Smoot

Kurgu

Peter G. Czerny