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A true television classic, The Homecoming was the second movie (after 1963's Spencer's Mountain) based on Earl Hamner's autobiographical writings about love, pride, faith, and survival in rural America during the Great Depression. The Homecoming introduced the Walton family, a 1930s mountain clan living a hardscrabble existence that forces patriarch John Walton (Andrew Duggan) to seek work, far from home, in the city. When John fails to return home, as promised, on Christmas Eve, his iron-willed wife Olivia (Patricia Neal) keeps a lid on their children's worry. Oldest son John-Boy (Richard Thomas), who privately dreams of becoming a writer but worries about disappointing his parents, is dispatched to find his dad. Graceful yet harder-edged than the subsequent TV series The Waltons (which recast several characters and ran for nine years), The Homecoming reveals, albeit understatedly, much about the pain of poverty even as the family draws strength and closeness through endurance. --Tom Keogh
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HOMECOMING:CHRISTMAS STORY - DVD Movie
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An Excellent DVD
Jan 14 2004
Format:DVD
I saw this movie when it was first on in 1971 and have watched it at Christmas most every year since. Years ago it was usually on TV around Christmas and I taped it in the early 80's and have been watching this tape in recent years. This year I purchased the DVD (for only about $11! - I think blank VHS tapes were that much in the early 80's). The quality is outstanding, even when viewed on my 19-inch computer monitor from a couple of feet away. You can clearly see every detail (1933 on the car license plate, prices on the wall in Ike's store, even snow flakes melting on someone's face). Picture quality on most DVDs made from TV shows or TV movies is nowhere near this good. Believe me, this DVD is a real bargain.
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Feb 16 2012
Format:DVD
I still haven't received this item. The homecoming a Christmas story video. I ordered it for a Chirstmas present Dec 13th and I am still waiting 2 months later?
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Waltons Homecoming---the best
The Homecoming is the best Christmas movie ever. It has strength to the story and it's people.It took place in the years of the depression and the family's life at the foot of... Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. Partridge
Great Gift
Was fast to be delivered. Was a gift for my mother, and she loved it! She said the quality was awesome!
Published 20 months ago by Kimberly Marsh
A Christmas Tradition
Along with Allistair Sim in "A Christmas Carol", "Homecoming" is a family favourite at Christmas. We never miss them. Read more
Published on Jan 23 2010 by Raymond C. Bookman
Homecoming
This is truly a holiday classic that one never tires of watching. It brings the viewer back to a time where people made do with what they had, where family was more important than... Read more
Published on Jan 17 2010 by L. Bois
Enjoyable, family-friendly movie
This is a very heart-warming movie. Since I am a big "Waltons" fan, I added this one to my collection. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2009 by Alberta Irish
On My Wish List
I have watched the Waltons since it was first aired, but this is one of the few I've missed. I definitely intend to get it in the new year, along with Spencer's Mountain, and get... Read more
Published on Dec 22 2008 by V. Abbott
A journey through time and tradition
As most people know, this superb production served as a pilot for 'The Waltons' TV series. The cast (especially Patricia Neal, Ellen Corby and Edgar Bergen in a rare dramatic role... Read more
Published on Feb 18 2007 by Lt. Zott
Now how about "the Waltons" first 5 seasons on DVD?
"The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" from 1971 (serving as a pilot for "the Waltons" series) is one of the best holiday films I've ever seen, and perhaps it... Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004
The very first Walton's tv-movie before the tv series began.
It all started with the Earl Hammer Jr. Novel. Then the motion picture Spencer's Mountain (1963) was released. In 1971, a teleplay by Earl Hammer Jr. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2003 by James McDonald
WE WANT THE WALTONS!!!!!!!
I love the Walton series. I found this DVD by accident as I was searching other DVD's on Amazon. This DVD is very good.... quality wise. The story line is fantastic. Read more
Published on Dec 16 2003 by Michael
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