Product Details

• Actors: Meredith Baxter, William Devane, Dean McDermott, Aaron Ashmore, Reagan Pasternak
• Directors: Christopher Leitch
• Format: Color, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Sound
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CFLGEG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,834 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "A Christmas Visitor [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Product Description

Item Name: A Christmas Visitor; Studio: Platinum Disc

Product Description

In the small American town of New Chatham, Christmas is approaching for the Boyajian family. But father George (Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee William Devane, Knots Landing), mother Carol (Emmy® nominee Meredith Baxter, Family Ties), and their daughter, Jean (Reagan Pasternak, Jailbait), have lost the desire to celebrate. Immersed in grief since the death of their son on Christmas Eve 1991, in the Persian Gulf War, George and Carol have forgone the familial comfort and pleasures of the holidays. But this year, George's annual visit to his son's grave has renewed faith in a heartsick father. Splitting logs for a Yule fire and retrieving old ornaments from the attic, George is determined to bring his family together. His wish comes true in ways none of them could have anticipated.

It begins when George picks up a young man named Matthew (Dean McDermott, Brian's Song), a hitchhiker presumably without a place to stay. Accepting the generous invitation to spend the night at George's house, Matthew also agrees to a well-intentioned charade: to pretend, for Carol's sake, that he knew their beloved son in the war. But once inside the warmth of the Boyajian home, settled around a festively decorated tree, Matthew has a few surprises in store for all of them--ones that will renew their faith in each other and in the extraordinary miracles of Christmas.

From Hallmark Entertainment, A Christmas Visitor is a holiday gift of undying love and faith for the entire family.
Special Feature(s): Full High Definition 1080p; 16x9 (1.78:1); 25GB Single Layer; English 2.0 Stereo; English 2.0 Stereo Uncompressed; Smart Menu Technology: Browse the menu, on screen, without leaving film.

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154 of 156 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best movie!, July 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Christmas Visitor (DVD)

Not only does this movie have great actors in it, but it also has a story line that will touch your heart. "A Christmas Visitor" is a story about a family struggling to deal with not only the death of their son who died in action in the Gulf War, but with the possibility of their daughter having brest cancer. The family has not celebrated Christmas ever since their son died because when the news about their son arrived, it was 2 days before Christmas, until a mysterious visitor arrives and tells them what the meaning of Christmas is all about. This movie will take you on an emotional rollercoaster. One minute you'll be overjoyed and the next, your feelings will be crushed by something so overwhelming in the movie. This movie will take you from the edge of your seat, into the lives and hearts of these characters and will show you how they are so devoted to their son that they will even give up a Christmas in order to preserve and keep the memories of their deceased son. This is a tearjerker especially when they show flashbacks of their son and his life, but if you are really into a great movie, I fully recommand it. You won't regret it. This movie will teach you about family and love in the face of ruin and sadness and it will show how love and faith can withstand anything.

64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fatastic Family Movie!, February 19, 2007

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Sunshine4me "Sue" (East Coast area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Christmas Visitor (DVD)

William Devane was fantastic in this movie, as usual! The movie has it all...drama,intrigue, excitement, tears, humor, romance, patrioticsm and the Christmas Spirit! Although a little predictable, it is still a wonderful movie the entire family can watch! It isn't often you see a movie that leaves you with a good feeling in your heart!!!! This is one of those movies! A great movie to see anytime, not just at Christmas! A wonderful, thought-provoking movie for those who have a lost a loved one in the war!

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good holiday movie, July 26, 2007

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Katy B. Good "Katy" (wyoming, DE, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Christmas Visitor (DVD)

The "Holidays" seem to be synonmous with "family". For this family, there are no more holidays because their son was killed in the Gulf War. You don't have to have lost a loved one to understand the emotions in this story. There's only a few characters but they play their parts superbly. My favorite Christmas movie.