CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 0h 55m · NR

Amahl and the Night Visitors

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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.

Directed byGian Carlo Menotti, Kirk Browning

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 55m
Language
EN
Released
December 24, 1951
Studios
NBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Chet Allen

Amahl

Rosemary Kuhlmann

The Mother

Andrew McKinley

King Caspar

David Aiken

King Melchior

Leon Lishner

King Balthazar

Francis Monachino

The Page

Melissa Hayden

Melissa Hayden

Dancer

Nicholas Magallanes

Dancer

Glen Tetley

Dancer

Creative team
Directed by
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti
Kirk Browning
Kirk Browning
Produced by
Samuel Chotzinoff

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