Nicholas' Gift
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| Nicholas' Gift | |
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| Written by | Christine Berardo |
| Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
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| Composer | Carlo Siliotto |
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| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Russell Kagan |
| Cinematography | Raffaele Mertes |
| Editor | David Beatty |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Release | April 21, 1998 |
Nicholas' Gift is a 1998 drama television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Christine Berardo. A co-production between Italy and the United States, it stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Alan Bates as an American couple who, after their son was mortally wounded during a family vacation in Italy, decide to donate the child's organs. The film received positive reviews and earned Curtis a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance.
Nicholas' Gift is a fact based drama about an American couple on vacation in Italy in 1994 with their two children who are attacked and shot by highway bandits. Shortly they discover that their son (named and based on Nicholas Green) is brain dead. The parents are then faced with the hard decision to donate the boy's organs which ultimately led to saving the lives of seven seriously ill Italian patients.
Cast
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Maggie Green
- Alan Bates as Reg Green
- Gene Wexler as Nicholas Green
- Hallie Eisenberg as Eleanor Green
- Isabella Ferrari as Alessandra Grascia
- Anita Zagaria as Anna Bianchi
- Roberto Bisacco as Dr. Cipriano
- Ennio Coltorti as Dr. Santucci
- Nazzareno Costantini as Angelo Bianchi
- Manrico Gammarota as Paolo Bianchi
- Daniele Pio as Stefano Bianchi
- Carlo Cartier as Inspector Tramontana
- Jeremy Zimmermann as Richard Brown