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Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)
Directed by Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie · 55m
The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.
Cast
Melissa Hayden
Crew
- Director
- Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
- Producer
- Samuel Chotzinoff
Details
- Release date
- 1951-12-24
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Music, Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- NBC