"There's nothing more chilling… Than a warm family gathering!"

1974

1h 13m

5.5(28 votes)

Horror

Thriller

TV Movie

Overview

An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Jessica Walter

Frederica Morgan

Sally Field

Christine Morgan

Jill Haworth

Joanna Morgan

Julie Harris

Elizabeth Hall Morgan

Eleanor Parker

Alexandra Morgan

Walter Brennan

Benjamin Morgan

John Fink

Dr. Ted Lindsay

Med Flory

Sheriff Nolan

Creative team

Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey
Written by: Joseph Stefano
Produced by: Paul Junger Witt

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