The Gift
Three Days of Passion and Conflict That Will Change His Life Forever
1979 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, TV Movie
A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.
Directed by Don Taylor · Written by Robert Malloy
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Glenn Ford Billy Devlin -
Julie Harris Anne Devlin -
Gary Frank Pete Devlin -
Allison Argo Kathleen -
Maggie Cooper Betty -
Tom Clancy Richie Brennan - H Harry Gold Griffin
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Kevin Bacon Teddy -
M. Emmet Walsh Legion Commander -
Phillip Pine Boop - M Mitchell Group Sal
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Jane Hoffman Mrs. Crowley
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