Amahl and the Night Visitors
1951•NR•55m•8.0•Released
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The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.
Director
Kirk Browning
Languages
English
Studio
NBC
Cast
Chet Allen
Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann
The Mother
Andrew McKinley
King Caspar
David Aiken
King Melchior
Leon Lishner
King Balthazar
Francis Monachino
The Page
Melissa Hayden
Dancer
Nicholas Magallanes
Dancer
Glen Tetley
Dancer
Production
Company
NBC
Producer
Samuel Chotzinoff
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