THE GATHERING (1976 TVM)

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• Release Year: 1977
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: For years, hard-driving Adam Thornton devoted himself to business. His family? There would be time for them later. Well, later has arrived for Adam: a diagnosis of only weeks to live. And the family long ago left him, scattering across the continent. So Adam tries to arrange a Christmas reunion--But not even the season of miracles may be miraculous enough to heal long-standing emotional wounds, Edward Asner portrays Adam and Maureen Stapleton is his estranged wife Kate in a beloved holiday classic that won the Emmy for Outstanding Special (1977-1978) and celebrates the tender power of forgiveness and the profound gift of family love.
• Cast: Edward Asner, Maureen Stapleton, Rebecca Balding, Sarah Cunningham, Bruce Davison, Veronica Hamel, Gregory Harrison, James Karen, Lawrence Pressman, John Randolph, Gail Strickland, Edward Winter, Stephanie Zimbalist, Maureen Readinger, Ronald Readinger, Mary Bradley Marable, Cynthia Longstreth, Priscilla Graham, John A. Hubbard, Randal Kleiser, James Poe
• Director: Randal Kleiser
• Runtime: 1:34
• Company: Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie