Miracle on 34th Street(Movie, 1947)

Name: Miracle on 34th Street
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Released: 1947
Duration: T01:36:00
Rating: 3.7

| 1h 36min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 301 votes)

Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite. Miracle on 34th Street won three Academy Awards: Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Valentine Davies for Best Writing, Original Story, and George Seaton for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film was nominated for Best Picture, losing to ... ()

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Available languages: English
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Duration: 1h 36min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 36min

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Duration: 1h 37min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

Awards & Nominations for Miracle on 34th Street

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture

About Miracle on 34th Street

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New York City (NYC)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Miracle on 34th Street" (movie, 1994), "Miracle on 34th Street" (movie, 1973)

Made by: 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 24 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/11/1947 (World premiere: 06/04/1947)

Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, Porter Hall, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, Philip Tonge, Harry Antrim, Herbert Heyes, Jack Albertson, Jerome Cowan, Mary Field, Percy Helton, Robert Gist, Thelma Ritter, Theresa Harris, Dorothy Christy, Richard Irving

Director: George Seaton

Producer: William Perlberg

Screenwriter: George Seaton

Film Editor: Robert L. Simpson

Director of Photography: Charles G. Clarke

Composer: Cyril J. Mockridge

Production Designer: Richard Day

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Het wonder der 34ste straat"

"De Ilusão Também Se Vive"

"Zázrak na 34 ulici"

"Le miracle sur la 34ème rue"

"To thavma tis 34is odou"

"Il Miracolo Della 34ª Strada"

"Miracolo Nella 34ª Strada"

"Milagro en la calle 34"

"Christmas Miracle on 34th Street"

"It's Only Human"

"Milagro en la ciudad"

"The Big Heart"

Keywords: rationalism, mother daughter relationship, parent child relationship, christmas, little girl, district attorney, single mother, judge, court, holiday season, loss of faith, department store, commercialism

Budget: 630,000 USD

Revenue: 2,700,000 USD (= 429%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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