The Christmas Tree 27 years old

A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony, and New York's Rockefeller Center's head landscape architect Richard Reilly, who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display.

Credits

The Christmas Tree Cast

Name Character
Jessica Hecht She was 31, now 58 years old as Sister Mary
Julie Harris She was 71, 87 years old when she died as Sister Anthony
Andrew McCarthy He was 34, now 61 years old as Richard Reilly
Trini Alvarado She was 29, now 57 years old as Beth
Suzi Hofrichter He was 7, now 34 years old as Anna
Betty Aberlin She was 53, now 81 years old as Sister Sarah

The Christmas Tree Crew

Name Department
Wendy Japhet as Executive Producer. Production
Janet Brownell as Teleplay. Writing
Sally Field as Director. She was 50 (now 77) years old Directing
Sally Field as Executive Producer. She was 50 (now 77) years old Production
Sally Field as Teleplay. She was 50 (now 77) years old Writing
The Christmas Tree poster
The Christmas Tree (27 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, December 22, 1996
  • Runtime: 93 minutes