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Miracle on 34th Street is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Seaton released in USA on 11 june 1947 with Maureen O'Hara
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Add to a movie listMiracle on 34th Street (in the United Kingdom first released as The Big Heart) is a 1947 Christmas film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the impact of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.
The film won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Edmund Gwenn), Best Writing, Original Story (Valentine Davies) and Best Writing, Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Davies also penned a short novelization of the tale, which was published by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with the film's release.
Synopsis
Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) is indignant to find that the person (Percy Helton) assigned to play Santa in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is intoxicated. When he complains to event director Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara), she persuades Kris to take his place. He does such a fine job that he is hired as the Santa for Macy's flagship New York City store in Macy's Herald Square.Actors
Maureen O'Hara
(Doris Walker)
John Payne
(Fred Gailey)
Natalie Wood
(Susan Walker)
Edmund Gwenn
(Kris Kringle)
Porter Hall
(Granville Sawyer)
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