I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1988) Made-for-TV movie Color (Region One - Playable in the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Approx. 98 min. Wonderful and very rare.
Starring: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Courteney Cox, Peter Gallagher, Nancy Travis, Whip Hubley. Written by Blanche Hanalis Directed by Marvin J Chomsky
Members of a New England family reunite for the holiday, hoping one will return from World War II.
The film is set in Christmas, 1944. The Bundy family of Rockport, Massachusetts are expecting their three adult children to return home for Christmas.
The eldest son Mike (Whip Hubley) is a combat veteran awaiting discharge, and has a pregnant wife waiting for him. Second son Terrel (Jason Oliver Lipsett) has just finished basic training. The only daughter Leah (Nancy Travis) is mourning the recent violent death of her fiance
“Wonderful, gentle family fare. Like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life.” – News of Today