The Miracle of the Cards

The Miracle of the Cards
Genre	Drama
Written by	Lee Wilson
Directed by	Mark Griffiths
Starring	Thomas Sangster Kirk Cameron Karin Konoval Catherine Oxenberg Peter Wingfield Richard Thomas
Music by	Ken Harrison
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Timothy O. Johnson Lee Wilson Robert Woods
Producer	Deboragh Gabler
Cinematography	Henry Lebo
Editor	Roger Mattiussi
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	Viacom Productions
Original release
Network	PAX
Release	November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)

The Miracle of the Cards is 2001 American made-for-television drama film distributed by Cloud Ten Pictures. ^[1] It starred Kirk Cameron, Karin Konoval, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Wingfield, Thomas Sangster, and Richard Thomas. It first aired on November 10, 2001, on PAX (now known as Ion Television).

The Miracle of the Cards' taglines were "Witness the power of faith" and "Can the whole world's prayers work a miracle?" It was not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. ^[2]

Plot

The Miracle of the Cards is based on the true story of English youngster Craig Shergold (Thomas Sangster), who in 1988 is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Although the prognosis is negative, Craig's mother Marion (Catherine Oxenberg) becomes convinced that there is a cure for it, and that the means of finding that cure is to break the Guinness World Record for receiving greeting cards. ^[3] Broadcasting a plea to everyone in the world, Marion is successful in bringing over a million cards to Craig's door. One of those cards provides the key for Craig's ultimate salvation. A cynical reporter, Josh (Kirk Cameron), finds himself witnessing a miracle he can hardly believe.

Cast

• Kirk Cameron as Josh
• Catherine Oxenberg as Marion Shergold
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Craig Shergold (credited as Thomas Sangster)
• Peter Wingfield as Ernie Shergold
• Jeremy Guilbaut as Steve Shergold
• Jennifer Carmichael as Sharon Shergold (credited as Jennifer Anne Carmichael)
• Michael Dobson as Dr. Belling (credited as Michael R. Dobson)
• Duncan Fraser as Dr. Farley Middleton
• Anna Cummer as Nurse Theresa
• Brenda Crichlow as Doreen
• Jodelle Ferland as Annie
• Matthew Harrison as Ryan Philips
• Richard Thomas as Dr. Neal Kassell
• Rick Tae as Dr. Kassell's Assistant
• Sheila Tyson as Female Doctor

Critical Reception

The movie was recommended by Filmospheric for its positive portrayal of humanity in the absence of any negative characters and wrote that it gains in credibility from the fact that it is based on a real-life case. The site wrote: “The Miracle of the Cards carries plenty of assuring and feel-good material – the plot, dialogue, characters, and everything else. It’s a story that inspires to have faith and stay strong in one’s faith in the face of adversity.” ^[4]

References

1. "The Miracle of the Cards released from Cloud Ten". ChristianFilmNews.com. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
2. "The Miracle of the Cards Parent Guide". Parentpreviews.com. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
3. Genzlinger, Neil. "Miracle of the Cards Synopsis". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
4. Filmospheric review

External links

• The Miracle of the Cards at IMDb
• The Miracle of the Cards at MSN
• The Miracle of the Cards at The New York Times
• The Miracle of the Cards at Rotten Tomatoes