The Christmas Tree 27 years old

A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony, and New York's Rockefeller Center's head landscape architect Richard Reilly, who wants to fell a tree she's been growing for decades and move it to New York for Christmas display.

Credits

Jessica Hecht as Sister Mary

Julie Harris as Sister Anthony

Andrew McCarthy as Richard Reilly

Trini Alvarado as Beth

Suzi Hofrichter as Anna

Betty Aberlin as Sister Sarah

The Christmas Tree Cast

Name	Character
Jessica Hecht She was 31, now 59 years old	as Sister Mary
Julie Harris She was 71, 87 years old when she died	as Sister Anthony
Andrew McCarthy He was 34, now 61 years old	as Richard Reilly
Trini Alvarado She was 29, now 57 years old	as Beth
Suzi Hofrichter He was 7, now 35 years old	as Anna
Betty Aberlin She was 53, now 81 years old	as Sister Sarah

The Christmas Tree Crew

Name	Department
Wendy Japhet as Executive Producer.	Production
Janet Brownell as Teleplay.	Writing
Sally Field as Director. She was 50 (now 78) years old	Directing
Sally Field as Executive Producer. She was 50 (now 78) years old	Production
Sally Field as Teleplay. She was 50 (now 78) years old	Writing

The Christmas Tree (27 years)

Release day: Sunday, December 22, 1996
Runtime: 93 minutes