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The Greatest Gift is a american film of genre Drama directed by Boris Sagal with Glenn Ford

The Greatest Gift (1974)

The Greatest Gift
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Length 1h40
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating73% 3.6745353.6745353.6745353.6745353.674535

The Greatest Gift is an NBC television movie which premiered on November 4, 1974. Directed by Boris Sagal and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Harris and Lance Kerwin, the film served as the pilot for the short-lived 1975 television series The Family Holvak.

Synopsis

Humble depression-era preacher, Reverend Holvak (Glenn Ford) lives with his wife Elizabeth (Julie Harris) and son Ramey (Lance Kerwin) and struggles against the injustice of violence and a corrupt sheriff in an attempt to maintain the moral values of their faith in their small town.

Actors

Glenn Ford

(Rev. Holvak)Julie Harris

(Elizabeth Holvak)Lance Kerwin

(Ramey Holvak)Harris Yulin

(Hog Yancy)Charles Tyner

(Amos Goodloe)Dabbs Greer

(Deacon Hurd)
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