A newly divorced and jobless woman in a strange city far from home joins a church choir and under the direction of a stern but gifted choir master, she becomes part of a group striving toward a common goal: to shape a ragtag assembly of amateurs into a chorus capable of performing Handel's "Messiah" for the Christmas service. Read more
| Starring | Michael Lerner, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, Valerie Curtin |
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| Director | John Korty |
| Genres | Drama |
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A newly divorced and jobless woman in a strange city far from home joins a church choir and under the direction of a stern but gifted choir master, she becomes part of a group striving toward a common goal: to shape a ragtag assembly of amateurs into a chorus capable of performing Handel's "Messiah" for the Christmas service.
| Starring | Michael Lerner, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, Valerie Curtin, James Cromwell |
|---|---|
| Director | John Korty |
| Studio | DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1980 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Mar 2010 To Rent: DVD: 28 Oct 2002 |
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messiah from scratch given hollywood treatment
watchable film in which divorcee Michael Learned joins local choir to put on performance of Messiah, under guidance and direction of choir master, John Houseman... read more »
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Technical quality detracts
Technical quality detracts from an average film. The video/audio transfer on my disc was like a 60s home video...dread to think what it would look like on a ... read more »
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Awful
Don't let the word 'Christmas' fool you. This is the worst film I've ever seen and that's saying a lot!
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messiah from scratch given hollywood treatment
watchable film in which divorcee Michael Learned joins local choir to put on performance of Messiah, under guidance and direction of choir master, John Houseman... read more »
Christmas is notoriously a time to churn out movies that would never normally see the light of day, but even seasonal goodwill is no excuse to watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The 1964 film, which sees Saint Nick get kidnapped by Martians upset that their children have no-one to give them presents, has been voted the biggest Christmas turkey of all time in a new poll. Pia Zadora stars in the Nicholas Webster-directed film, which only ever made it to video. It tops a list, drawn up by... Read more
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