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A Christmas Gift

A Christmas Gift

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On Christmas Eve, a lonely young boy, shut out from the shiny world of presents and holiday parties, peers into a candlelit window, where a gray-haired lady sits sadly at a bare table. Taking the last bit of bread and cheese from his pocket and adding wine, they share this meager Christmas dinner together. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

8 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

22 December 1980

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