The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971, English. Directed by Fielder Cook.
It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in the city some 50 miles away. He is late, and Ma and the grandparents hear on the radio a report of a bus accident that worries them. Oldest son John-Boy must step up to help grandfather cut down a Christmas tree, and upon learning the concern about Daddy sets out to find him.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Fielder CookDirector
- Patricia NealOlivia Walton
- Richard ThomasJohn-Boy Walton
- Edgar BergenEbenezer Walton
- Ellen CorbyEsther Walton
- Dorothy StickneyEmily Baldwin
- Josephine HutchinsonMamie Baldwin
- William WindomCharlie Snead
- Cleavon LittleHawthorne Dooley
- Andrew DugganJohn Walton
- David HuddlestonSheriff Ep Bridges
- Woodrow ParfreyIke Godsey
- Sally ChamberlinCity Lady
Details
- Released
- 19 December 1971
- Country
- United States of America
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Which OTT platform is The Homecoming: A Christmas Story on?
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Homecoming: A Christmas Story?
If you liked The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, try An American Christmas Carol, A Christmas Without Snow, Miracle on 34th Street.
Who directed The Homecoming: A Christmas Story?
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) was directed by Fielder Cook and stars Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen.