The Holly and the Ivy
An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
Cast
Ralph Richardson
as Reverend Martin Gregory
Celia Johnson
as Jenny Gregory
Margaret Leighton
as Margaret Gregory
Denholm Elliott
as Michael Gregory
John Gregson
as David Paterson
Hugh Williams
as Richard Wyndham
Margaret Halstan
as Aunt Lydia
Maureen Delaney
as Aunt Bridget
William Hartnell
as Company Sergeant Major
Robert Flemyng
as Major
Reviews
CinemaSerf
George More O'Ferrall has assembled a really strong cast for his adaptation of Wynyard Browne's emotionally rich play. It all centres around a Christmas family gathering at the home of "Rev. Martin" (Ralph Richardson). As with every such get-together, it becomes a little fraught as his children "Jen...
