Mr. Krueger's Christmas
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| Written by | E.F. Wallengren |
| Story by | Michael H. McLean Allan Henderson J. Scott Iverson |
| Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
| Starring | James Stewart |
| Music by | William J. Evans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | John G. Kinnear Stephen B. Allen |
| Producer(s) | Michael H. McLean |
| Editor(s) | Stephen Johnson |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Lepard |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bonneville Productions |
| Distributor | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 21, 1980 |
Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 Christmas television special produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints starring James Stewart, directed by Kieth Merrill and featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1980.
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Synopsis[edit]
James Stewart plays Willy Krueger, a widowed apartment janitor who lives in a basement flat with his cat George. On a cold Christmas Eve, he daydreams to escape his lonely life: he muses about being a man of culture and means, an ice dance at Temple Square, a sleigh ride, as well as the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and also imagines himself in the stable with Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus.
Cast[edit]
- James Stewart as Willy Krueger
- Beverly Rowland as Lead Caroller
- Kamee Aliessa as Clarissa
- Tamara Fowler as Clarissa's mother
- Tyson Lewis as Baby Jesus
- Gordon Jump as Narrator
Reference[edit]
- Hall, Airen (October 2012), "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode", Journal of Religion and Film 16 (2): 19–22
External links[edit]
- Mr. Krueger's Christmas at the MLCA Database
- Mr. Krueger's Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- Mr. Kruegers Christmas on YouTube from the Mormon Channel
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