A Christmas Memory

1997, English. Directed by Glenn Jordan.

A new version of Truman Capote's 1956 tale based on his own bittersweet upbringing in Alabama. The story deals with a seven-year-old who forms a special friendship with his simple, older cousin whose two sisters and bachelor brother feel he needs better influences and role models and decide to send him to military school after the Christmas holidays.

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Runtime: 1h 36m
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Language: English
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A Christmas Memory is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Shout! Factory in India.

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Released: 21 December 1997
Country: United States of America

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A Christmas Memory runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).

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A Christmas Memory is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Shout! Factory in India. (Checked 8 November 2026.)

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Who directed A Christmas Memory?

A Christmas Memory (1997) was directed by Glenn Jordan and stars Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey DeMunn.