Miracle on 34th Street
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| Directed by | George Seaton |
| Produced by | William Perlberg |
| Screenplay by | George Seaton |
| Story by | Valentine Davies |
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Maureen O'Hara John Payne Natalie Wood Edmund Gwenn Porter Hall Gene Lockhart |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $630,000 |
| Box office | $2.7 million (US rentals) |
Miracle on 34th Street (initially released in the United Kingdom as The Big Heart) is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the impact of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.
The film won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Edmund Gwenn), Best Writing, Original Story (Valentine Davies) and Best Writing, Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive preserved Miracle on 34th Street in 2009.
Davies also penned a short novelization of the tale, which was published by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with the film's release.
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