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The Greatest Gift (1974)
TV Movie | 100 min | Drama

The Greatest Gift (1974)

TV Movie | 100 min | Drama

Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.

Director

Boris Sagal

Writers

Jack Farris (novel "Ramey") | Abby Mann (as Ben Goodman)

Producer

Dean Hargrove

Composer

Dick DeBenedictis

Cinematographer

Stevan Larner

Editors

Howard Epstein | Douglas Stewart

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Updated Nov 4, 1974

Release date

Nov 4, 1974 (United States)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Glenn Ford Rev. Holvak Rev. Holvak See fewer	Gilda (1946)
Julie Harris Elizabeth Holvak Elizabeth Holvak See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Lance Kerwin Ramey Holvak Ramey Holvak See fewer	Outbreak (1995)
Harris Yulin Hog Yancy Hog Yancy See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Charles Tyner Amos Goodloe Amos Goodloe See fewer	Harold and Maude (1971)
Dabbs Greer Deacon Hurd Deacon Hurd See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Cari Anne Warder Julie Mae Holvak Julie Mae Holvak See fewer	Big John, Little John (1976)
Furman Walters Willis Graham Willis Graham See fewer	The Greatest Gift (1974)
Leslie Thorsen Tincey Bell Tincey Bell See fewer	Squirm (1976)
Ken Renard Abraham Morrison Abraham Morrison See fewer	True Grit (1969)
J. Don Ferguson Jim Friedlin Jim Friedlin See fewer	Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Burt Douglas Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Emergency! (1972)
Lewell Akins Hap Hap See fewer	The Farmer (1977)
Don Devendorf Bert Bert See fewer	Distance (1975)
Bob Hannah Emmet Posten Emmet Posten See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Tom Hilliard Harold Biglow Harold Biglow See fewer	The Greatest Gift (1974)
Doris Pearce Mrs. Pradley Mrs. Pradley See fewer	Buster and Billie (1974)
Albert Smith Eli Wiggins Eli Wiggins See fewer	The Great Santini (1979)
Elsie Travis Mrs. Goodloe (uncredited) Mrs. Goodloe (uncredited) See fewer