Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
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Genre	Drama
Written by	Dalene Young
Directed by	Jud Taylor
Starring	Kurt Russell Melissa Gilbert
Music by	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lin Bolen
Production location	Roundup, Montana
Cinematography	Terry K. Meade
Editor	Peter Parasheles
Running time	97 minutes
Production companies	20th Century Fox Television Lin Bolen Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 26, 1977 (1977-12-26)

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (also released as The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle) is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jud Taylor.^[1]

Plot

Inspired by true events, the plot takes place in 1950 and revolves around Mr. Caufield, the owner of a coal mine. During Christmas, there are several explosions. His employees worry about their health and decide to strike, without any luck. One of the miners, Johnny, is determined to improve the working conditions and wants the other miners to have a great holiday. However, this goes terribly wrong when they are trapped underground following an explosion. Their families are desperate to save them, worrying there might be an even bigger and deadlier explosion.

Cast

• Mitchell Ryan as Matthew Sullivan
• Kurt Russell as Johnny
• Andrew Prine as Arthur
• John Carradine as Grampa
• Barbara Babcock as Rachel Sullivan
• Don Porter as Caufield
• Karen Lamm as Matilda Sullian
• Melissa Gilbert as Kelly Sullivan
• Bill McKinney as Willie

See also

• List of Christmas films

References

1. Roberts, Jerry (2009-06-05). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.

External links

• Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. at IMDb