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A Dog Named Christmas is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Peter Werner released in USA on 29 november 2009 with Linda Emond
A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 november 2009
Length 1h35
Directed by Peter Werner
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Rating73%
A Dog Named Christmas is a 2009 American television film that debuted on CBS as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on November 29, 2009. The film was produced by Brent Shields, directed by Peter Werner and written by Jenny Wingfield, who based the script from a novel of the same name by Greg Kincaid.
Synopsis
A heart-warming tale of a young man with a learning disability named Todd McCray (Noel Fisher) living with his parents in the rural midwest. The story takes place over a two-week period over the Christmas holidays when the local animal shelterActors
Linda Emond
(Mary Ann McCray)
Noel Roeim Fisher
(Todd McCray)
Bruce Greenwood
(George McCray)
Sonja Bennett
(Hannah McCray)
Trenna Keating
(Faye McCray)
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