The Christmas Tree
1996 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Sally Field |
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| Writer: | Julie Salamon, Jill Weber |
| Staring: |
| A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony, and New York's Rockefeller Center's head landscape architect Richard Reilly, who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1996 |
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| Director: | Sally Field |
| Writer: | Julie Salamon, Jill Weber |
| Genres: | Drama, Family, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, nun, inspiration, christmas tree, friendship, woman director |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Television, Fogwell Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julie Harris | Sister Anthony |
| Trini Alvarado | Beth |
| Andrew McCarthy | Richard Reilly |
| Suzi Hofrichter | Anna 1939 |
| Betty Aberlin | Sister Sarah |
| Nili Bassman | Anna 1950 |
| Imogene Bliss | Sister Lucia 1996 |
| Therese Courtney | Mother Superior 1939 |
| Lulee Fisher | Sister Rose |
| Jessica Hecht | Sister Mary |
| Shannon Holt | Sister Lucia 1939 |
| Lynne Innerst | Sister Francis 1939 |
| Chad Luberger | Roy |
| Kathleen McEntee | Sister Margaret |
| Zachary Mott | Anna's Father |
| Beverly Owings | Matron |
| Anne Pitoniak | Mother Superior Francis |
| Collin Quinn | Tom |
| Stephen Scibetta | Police Officer |
| Jaime Shapiro | Doreen |
| Daniel Sweazen | Helicopter Pilot |
| Katherine Sweeney | Terry |
| Cornell J. Wallace | Harvey |
| David Whalen | Sven |
| Angela M. Da costa | Spectator |
| Tony Amen | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Phil Nardozzi | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Dwayne Pintoff | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Janet Brownell | Teleplay |
| Julie Salamon | Novel |
| Jill Weber | Novel |
| David Benoit | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Hitner | Editor |
| Diana Stoughton | Set Decoration |
| Van Broughton Ramsey | Costume Design |
| Jeannee Josefczyk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jeffrey A. Rubis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Brenda K. Kyle | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Dwight Benjamin-Creel | Property Master |
| Eva Kamienska-Carter | Set Designer |
| Timothy B. Graham | Special Effects |
| Lolita Ritmanis | Orchestrator |
| Kees Van Oostrum | Director of Photography |
| Sally Field | Teleplay, Director |
| James William Newport | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steven R. McGlothen | Producer |
| Janet Brownell | Co-Producer |
| Wendy Japhet | Executive Producer |
| Sally Field | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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