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The Magnificent Yankee is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Schaefer with Alfred Lunt
The Magnificent Yankee (1965)
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Add to a movie listThe Magnificent Yankee is a 1965 biographical film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television anthology series. The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the Emmet Lavery play of the same title, which was in-turn adapted from the book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne won Emmy Awards for their performances. Noel Taylor received an Emmy Award nomination for his costume design, and Warren Clymer received an Emmy for scenic design.
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