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The Thanksgiving Visitor

  • TV Movie
  • 1968
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
154
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The Thanksgiving Visitor (1968)
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This TV-movie is based on Truman Capote's story of his childhood memories of living with his aunts in rural Alabama during the Depression. It is Christmas, and time for his quirky Aunt Sook ... Read allThis TV-movie is based on Truman Capote's story of his childhood memories of living with his aunts in rural Alabama during the Depression. It is Christmas, and time for his quirky Aunt Sook to make her famous (some would say infamous) fruitcake. Geraldine Page won an Emmy for her... Read allThis TV-movie is based on Truman Capote's story of his childhood memories of living with his aunts in rural Alabama during the Depression. It is Christmas, and time for his quirky Aunt Sook to make her famous (some would say infamous) fruitcake. Geraldine Page won an Emmy for her brilliant portrayal of Aunt Sook in this well-acted story.

  • Director
    • Frank Perry
  • Writers
    • Truman Capote
    • Eleanor Perry
  • Stars
    • Geraldine Page
    • Michael Kearney
    • Hansford Rowe III
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    154
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Truman Capote
      • Eleanor Perry
    • Stars
      • Geraldine Page
      • Michael Kearney
      • Hansford Rowe III
    • 5User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

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    Geraldine Page
    Geraldine Page
    • Miss Sook
    Michael Kearney
    • Buddy
    Hansford Rowe III
    • Odd Henderson
    • (as Hansford Rowe III)
    Joy Nicholson
    • Miss Armstrong
    Virgilia Chew
    • First Cousin
    Lavinia Cassels
    • Second Cousin
    Neil Fitzgerald
    • Uncle B
    Pierre Epstein
    • Mr. Pruitt
    Georgia Simmons
    Georgia Simmons
    • Mary Wheelright
    Christopher Norris
    Christopher Norris
    • Annabelle Conklin
    Truman Capote
    Truman Capote
    • Narrator
    • Director
      • Frank Perry
    • Writers
      • Truman Capote
      • Eleanor Perry
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    • Trivia
      To film the dinner scene, a hole was cut in an upstairs bedroom floor to look down onto the table.

    User reviews5

    Featured review
    9/10

    A slice of a different time

    What a wonderful tale of a different America whose witnesses are quickly vanishing
    • northernpine
    • Nov 27, 2019
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La visita del Día de Acción de Gracias
    • Filming locations
      • Marks House - 890 Old Carter Hill Road, Pike Road, Alabama, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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