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Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street
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Original movie poster
Directed by George Seaton
Produced by William Perlberg
Screenplay by George Seaton
Story by Valentine Davies
Starring 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
Release date
  • June 4, 1947 (1947-06-04)
Running time
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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