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Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Amahl and the Night Visitors

1951-12-24 · 55 min · ★ 8.0

Music · Drama · Family · TV Movie

The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.

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Directors
Kirk Browning, Gian Carlo Menotti
Production companies
NBC
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chet AllenAmahl
Rosemary KuhlmannThe Mother
Andrew McKinleyKing Caspar
David AikenKing Melchior
Leon LishnerKing Balthazar
Francis MonachinoThe Page
Melissa HaydenMelissa HaydenDancer
Nicholas MagallanesDancer
Glen TetleyDancer

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