| The Christmas Tree | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sally Field |
| Produced by | Steven R. McGlothen Janet Brownell Sally Field Wendy Japhet |
| Written by | Teleplay: Janet Brownell Sally Field Book: Julie Salamon Jill Weber |
| Starring | Julie Harris Trini Alvarado Andrew McCarthy Betty Aberlin Jessica Hecht Anne Pitoniak Colin Quinn |
| Music by | David Benoit |
| Cinematography | John S. Moyer |
| Editing by | Harry Hitner |
| Studio | Walt Disney Television |
| Distributed by | American Broadcasting Company Buena Vista Television |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1996 |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Christmas Tree is a 1996 ABC made-for-TV film, and the television directorial debut of Sally Fields.[1][2][3][4]
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A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthon (Julie Harris), and New York's Rockefeller Center's head gardener Richard Reilly (Andrew McCarthy), who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display.
The Christmas Tree had international release under several titles: In France as Arbre de Noël, L' Canada, In Spain as Árbol de Navidad, El Spain, in Brazil as A Árvore de Natal Brazil (Porugese), in Greece as Dentro ton Hristougennon, To Greece, and in Germany as Der Weihnachtsbaum. It was made available in October 2001 on VHS in Spanish and English.[5]