| The Christmas Tree | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure Drama Family |
| Based on | The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon and Jill Weber |
| Written by | Janet Brownell Sally Field |
| Directed by | Sally Field |
| Starring | Julie Harris Andrew McCarthy Trini Alvarado Jessica Hecht Sally Field |
| Music by | David Benoit |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sally Field Wendy Japhet |
| Producers | Steven McGlothen Janet Brownell Shivam Sekariapuram |
| Production location | Pittsburgh |
| Cinematography | Kees Van Oostrum |
| Editor | Harry Hitner |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Production companies | Walt Disney Television Fogwood Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 22, 1996 |
The Christmas Tree is a 1996 American made-for-television Christmas drama film directed by Sally Field, starring Julie Harris and Andrew McCarthy and produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC on December 22, 1996. [1] [2]
A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony (Julie Harris), and New York's Rockefeller Center's head gardener Richard Reilly (Andrew McCarthy), who wants to fell a tree which she has been growing for decades and move it to New York City 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 (Portuguese), 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. [3]