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The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | |
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Directed by | Edward Burns |
Written by | Edward Burns |
Produced by | Edward Burns Aaron Lubin William Rexer |
Starring | Kerry Bishé Edward Burns Heather Burns Marsha Dietlein Caitlin FitzGerald Anita Gillette Tom Guiry Ed Lauter Mike McGlone Noah Emmerich Connie Britton |
Cinematography | William Rexer |
Edited by | Janet Gaynor |
Music by | PT Walkley |
Distributed by | Tribeca Film |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $50,292 [1] |
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas is a 2012 comedy-drama film starring Edward Burns and Connie Britton [2] and written, directed, and produced by Burns. It premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It received positive reviews from critics, with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [3]
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