USA, 24 December 1951
35mm film, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
An American fantasy television special.
Plot Summary
In the days after the birth of Christ, disabled shepherd boy Amahl and his mother are visited by the three kings looking for the newborn messiah. Amahl offers his crutches as a present to the baby and is miraculously healed.
Credits
Crew
NBC
Producer: Samuel Chotzinoff
Opera: Gian-Carlo Menotti
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Cast
Chet Allen (Amahl)
Rosemary Kuhlmann (the mother)
Andrew McKinley (Kaspar)
Leon Lishner (Balthazar)
David Aiken (Melchior)
