The year is 1969 and Abel Shaddick is a crusty, old delicatessen owner in the upstate New York picturesque town of Fairview. Shaddick has grown into a sarcastic and embittered old man whose life has become stagnant and routine. A widower , he lost complete passion for life following the death of his beloved son, Benjy, killed during World War II. Now, as part of a sponsorship program, Abel is saddled with the care of a young Black boy from Harlem, with whom he reluctantly builds a relationship.

Peter Falk (Columbo), Andrew McCarthy, Nastassja Kinski, Ruby Dee, Aaron Meeks
1999

Directed by Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
Written by Rod Serling

The was the final film of Robert Wise's career.

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