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Miracle on 34th Street

Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!

7.4 / 10

96 minutes

1947-06-04

English

US

Actors :

Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall, Philip Tonge, Alvin Greenman, Harry Antrim, James Seay, Jerome Cowan, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, Lela Bliss, Jack Albertson, Sam Bagley

Description

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2009.

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

6/23/2022, 12:47:49 PM

This is one of the classic holiday pics I will watch every year if it is available to me (Oh no; he said “holiday” instead of Christmas. Blasphemy!) So I will neither pick it apart nor praise it to the heavens. The story writing is strong and the ensemble cast do a good job. The fact that it has been redone so many times speaks for itself. I won’t even try to compare it to the other versions. Inst...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

12/3/2022, 1:34:01 PM

I suppose if anyone was ever to play the definitive Santa Claus, then it would have had to be Edmund Gwenn. The glint in his eye, the smile and the avuncular look all lends itself so very well to this tale of the Christmas nay-sayers! Set in the toy department of the legendary Macy's toy store in New York, we meet this character who steps in to help out at the city's famous parade after their exis...