User:Naraht/Singing with Angels
| Singing with Angels | |
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| Directed by | Brian Brough |
| Produced by | Brian Brough |
| Starring | Lowell Thomas |
| Cinematography | Harry Squire |
| Edited by | William Henry Milton Shifman |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.5 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
| Mr. Krueger's Christmas | |
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| Written by | E.F. Wallengren |
| Story by | Michael H. McLean Allan Henderson J. Scott Iverson |
| Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
| Starring | James Stewart |
| Music by | William J. Evans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John G. Kinnear Stephen B. Allen |
| Producer | Michael H. McLean |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Lepard |
| Editor | Stephen Johnson |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company | Bonneville Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 21, 1980 |
Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 American television special produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints starring James Stewart, directed by Kieth Merrill and featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1980.
Synopsis
[edit]James Stewart plays Willy Krueger, a widowed apartment janitor who lives in a basement flat with his cat George. On a cold Christmas Eve, he daydreams to escape his lonely life: he muses about being a man of culture and means, an ice dance at Temple Square, a sleigh ride, as well as the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and also imagines himself in the stable with Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus.
Cast
[edit]- James Stewart as Willy Krueger
- Beverly Rowland as Lead Caroller
- Kamee Aliessa as Clarissa
- Tamara Fowler as Clarissa's mother
- Tyson Lewis as Baby Jesus
- Gordon Jump as Narrator
Reference
[edit]- Hall, Airen (October 2012), "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode", Journal of Religion and Film, 16 (2): 19–22
External links
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- "Mr. Krueger's Christmas". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database.
- Mr. Krueger's Christmas at IMDb
- Mr. Kruegers Christmas on YouTube from the Mormon Channel
Category:1980 in Christianity Category:1980 television specials Category:1980s short films Category:Christmas television specials Category:American short films Category:American films Category:Films directed by Kieth Merrill Category:Films shot in Salt Lake City Category:Latter Day Saint films Category:Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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- ^ "All Time Domestic Champs", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34