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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

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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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