The Holly and the Ivy (film)

The Holly and the Ivy
Original Australian film poster
Directed by	George More O'Ferrall
Written by	Wynyard Browne Anatole de Grunwald
Based on	The Holly and the Ivy 1950 play by Wynyard Browne
Produced by	Anatole de Grunwald
Starring	Ralph Richardson Celia Johnson Margaret Leighton
Cinematography	Edward Scaife
Edited by	Bert Bates
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Color process	Black and white
Production company	London Films
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release dates	22 December 1952 (1952-12-22) (UK) 4 February 1954 (1954-02-04) (U.S.)
Running time	83 minutes (UK)[a] 80 minutes (U.S.)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£110,540 (UK)[3]

The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton.^[4] It was adapted from the 1950 play of the same name by Wynyard Browne.^[5] Produced by Anatole de Grunwald and co-scripted by Browne and de Grunwald it was distributed by British Lion Films, and released in the United States in 1954 by the independent Pacemaker Pictures. An Irish clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.

Actresses Margaret Halstan and Maureen Delany reprised their roles from the stage.^[6]

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