Nicholas' Gift
| Nicholas' Gift | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Christine Berardo |
| Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
| Starring | Jamie Lee Curtis Alan Bates Hallie Kate Eisenberg |
| Music by | Carlo Siliotto |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lorenzo Minoli Judd Parkin Paolo Piria |
| Producer | Paolo Lucidi |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
| Editor | David Beatty |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Five Mile River Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | April 26, 1998 |
Nicholas' Gift is a 1998 American made-for-television drama film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Alan Bates, directed by Robert Markowitz.[1] Curtis was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance.[2]
Plot
Fact based drama about an American couple on vacation in Italy in 1994 with their two children who are attacked and shot by highway bandits. Shortly they discover that their son (named and based on Nicholas Green) is brain dead. The parents are then faced with the hard decision to donate the boy's organs which ultimately led to saving the lives of seven seriously ill Italian patients.
Cast
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Maggie Green
- Alan Bates as Reg Green
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Eleanor
- Gene Wexler as Nicholas Green
- Isabella Ferrari as Alessandra
- Anita Zagaria as Anna
- Roberto Bisacco as Dr. Cipriano
- Ennio Coltorti as Dr. Santucci
- Jeremy Zimmermann as Richard Brown
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143767/awards
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