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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
As Christmastime approaches in rural, Depression-era Alabama, a young boy and his best friend, an elderly woman distantly related to him, prepare for the impending holiday by gathering ingredients for their annual batch of fruitcakes for "people who've struck our fancy."
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 88GoodWatch 77
IMDb8.8
Running time
50 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −59 min on the typical 109
typical 10950Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1966
December 21, 1966
60 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Frank Perry Director, Producer
Writing · 2
- Eleanor Perry Writer
- Truman Capote Short Story
Camera · 3
- Conrad Hall Director of Photography
- Jordan Cronenweth Director of Photography
- Vincent Saizis Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ralph Rosenblum Editor
Sound · 1
- Meyer Kupferman Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
- Irving Buchman Makeup Artist
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