The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton. It was adapted from the 1950 play of the same name by Wynyard Browne. Produced by Anatole de Grunwald and co-scripted by Browne and de Grunwald it was distributed by British Lion Films, and released in the United States in 1954 by the independent Pacemaker Pictures. An Irish clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Directed by George More O'Ferrall
Genres - Drama, Family |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film |
Release Date - Dec 3, 1952 |
Run Time - 83 min. |
MPAA Rating - NR
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British, Christmas, Desertion, Family, George, Holly, Ivy, Maureen Delany, More O'ferrall, Priest, Stage, Surface
Attributes
Based On: based on plays
Narrative Location: Norfolk
Narrative Location: Norfolk
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Alternate Titles
A szeretet ünnepe
HU
Nosso Natal em Família
BR
The Holly and the Ivy
AU, CA, MX, GB, US
Wynyard Browne's The Holly and the Ivy
GB