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Decoration Day

Play trailer Poster for Decoration Day PG,  1990,  1h 36m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Albert Sidney Finch (James Garner) is a retired judge who has lived in relative seclusion since the death of his wife. He is forced out of his isolated existence when asked to find out why a friend (Bill Cobbs) from his childhood refuses to accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. While investigating, he also gets involved in the lives of his family for the first time in years, including his troubled godson Billy (Norm Skaggs).

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Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Jun 19, 2003
71/100
What could have been easily a maudlin soap opera is rescued with strong dialogue from regular Hallmark Hall of Fame screenwriter Robert Lenski. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Markowitz

Director

James Garner

Albert Sidney Finch

Bill Cobbs

Gee Pennywell

Judith Ivey

Terry Novis

Ruby Dee

Rowena

Laurence Fishburne

Michael Waring

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Decoration Day

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Movie Info

Synopsis Albert Sidney Finch (James Garner) is a retired judge who has lived in relative seclusion since the death of his wife. He is forced out of his isolated existence when asked to find out why a friend (Bill Cobbs) from his childhood refuses to accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. While investigating, he also gets involved in the lives of his family for the first time in years, including his troubled godson Billy (Norm Skaggs).
Director
Robert Markowitz
Producer
Anne Hopkins
Screenwriter
Robert W. Lenski
Production Co
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marian Rees Associates
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Dec 2, 1990
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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