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Nicholas’ Gift is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Markowitz released in USA on 26 april 1998 with Jamie Lee Curtis
Nicholas’ Gift (1998)
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Add to a movie listNicholas' Gift is a 1998 television film directed by Robert Markowitz. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Alan Bates. Curtis was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance.
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Fact based drama about an American couple on vacation in Italy in 1994 with their two children who are attacked and shot by highway bandits. Shortly they discover that their son is brain dead. The parents are then faced with the hard decision to donate the boy's organs which ultimately led to saving the lives of seven seriously ill Italian patients.Actors
Jamie Lee Curtis
(Maggie Green)
Alan Bates
(Reg Green)
Hallie Eisenberg
(Eleanor)
Isabella Ferrari
(Alessandra)
Anita Zagaria
(Anna)
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