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65% Critic Match
The Gift
“Three Days of Passion and Conflict That Will Change His Life Forever”
6.5 / 10• 1979• 1h 40m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.
Cast & Crew
Glenn Ford
Billy Devlin
Lead
Julie Harris
Anne Devlin
Gary Frank
Pete Devlin
Allison Argo
Kathleen
Maggie Cooper
Betty
Tom Clancy
Richie Brennan
HG
Harry Gold
Griffin
Kevin Bacon
Teddy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Taylor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Gift is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
