Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Mr. Krueger's Christmas | |
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Written by | E.F. Wallengren |
Story by |
Michael H. McLean Allan Henderson J. Scott Iverson |
Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
Starring | James Stewart |
Music by | William J. Evans |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
John G. Kinnear Stephen B. Allen |
Producer(s) | Michael H. McLean |
Cinematography | Jeremy Lepard |
Editor(s) | Stephen Johnson |
Running time | 26 minutes |
Production company(s) | Bonneville Productions |
Distributor | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | December 21, 1980 |
Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 American Christmas television special produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints starring James Stewart, directed by Kieth Merrill and featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1980.
Synopsis
James Stewart plays Willy Krueger, a widowed apartment janitor who lives in a basement flat with his cat George. On a cold Christmas Eve, he daydreams to escape his lonely life: he muses about being a man of culture and means, an ice dance at Temple Square, a sleigh ride, as well as the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and also imagines himself in the stable with Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus.
Cast
- James Stewart as Willy Krueger
- Beverly Rowland as Lead Caroller
- Kamee Aliessa as Clarissa
- Tamara Fowler as Clarissa's mother
- Tyson Lewis as Baby Jesus
- Gordon Jump as Narrator
References
- Hall, Airen (October 2012), "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode", Journal of Religion and Film, 16 (2): 19–22
External links
- "Mr. Krueger's Christmas". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database.
- Mr. Krueger's Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- Mr. Kruegers Christmas on YouTube from the Mormon Channel
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