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Feature film — 1951

Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951)

8.00h 55mMusic — Drama — Family — TV Movie

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.

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A high-signal pick with 3 votes.

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Director: Gian Carlo Menotti

On screen

Cast & crew

C

Chet Allen

Amahl

R

Rosemary Kuhlmann

The Mother

A

Andrew McKinley

King Caspar

D

David Aiken

King Melchior

L

Leon Lishner

King Balthazar

F

Francis Monachino

The Page

Melissa Hayden as Dancer

Melissa Hayden

Dancer

N

Nicholas Magallanes

Dancer

G

Glen Tetley

Dancer

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