One Christmas

*One Christmas*
One Christmas
Genre	Drama
Based on	"One Christmas"; by Truman Capote
Teleplay by	Duane Poole
Directed by	Tony Bill
Starring	Katharine Hepburn; Henry Winkler; Swoosie Kurtz;
Music by	Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	John Philip Dayton; Merrill H. Karpf;
Producers	John Davis; Duane Poole;
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Editor	Duane Hartzell
Running time	86 minutes
Production company	Karpf-Davis Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 19, 1994

One Christmas is a 1994 American drama television film directed by Tony Bill, written by Duane Poole, and starring Katharine Hepburn (in her final television role), Henry Winkler and Swoosie Kurtz. It is based on the 1983 short story "One Christmas" by Truman Capote about a young boy who reluctantly leaves his Alabama home to spend Christmas with his estranged father in New Orleans. The film originally premiered on NBC on December 19, 1994.^[1]

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In 1930, eight-year-old Buddy lives an idyllic existence in rural Alabama with his cousin Sook. But all that is about to change when he is sent to New Orleans to spend Christmas with his estranged father, a con artist more intent on scamming than building a relationship with his son. Although his dad has terrible problems to overcome and is busy pursuing the niece of wealthy Cornelia Beaumont, Buddy and his father take the first steps towards becoming a real family during this one Christmas they will never forget.