---
title: 'The Christmas Tree (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terence Young'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-christmas-tree-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064037/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Christmas Tree (1969)

1969 · 96 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: L'Arbre de Noël

## Synopsis

L'Arbre de Noël is a 1969 French-Italian drama film directed by Terence Young and starring William Holden, Bourvil and Virna Lisi. It was defined as "the most tearful film of sixties". The film was co-produced by Italy where it was released as L'albero di Natale.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terence Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-young)
- **Screenplay:** [Terence Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-young), [Augusto Caminito](https://cinepixo.com/people/augusto-caminito), [Francesco Scardamaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-scardamaglia), [Michel Bataille](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-bataille)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [Robert Dorfmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dorfmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan)
- **Editor:** [Monique Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Jean-Pierre Castaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-castaldi)
- [Roland Malet](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-malet)
- [Michel Thomass](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-thomass)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Virna Lisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/virna-lisi)
- [Madeleine Damien](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-damien)
- [Perrette Pradier](https://cinepixo.com/people/perrette-pradier)
- [Bourvil](https://cinepixo.com/people/bourvil)
- [Adrien Cayla-Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrien-cayla-legrand)
- [Paul Bonifas](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bonifas)
- [Yves Barsacq](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-barsacq)
- [Jean-Henri Chambois](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-henri-chambois)
- [Raymond Loyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-loyer)
- [Maria Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-schneider)
- [Georges Douking](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-douking)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-christmas-tree-1969
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