Macy's 54th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade - Production & Contact Info

Macy's 54th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (1980)
TV Special | 180 min | Family, Music

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Macy's 54th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (1980)

TV Special | 180 min | Family, Music

Includes performances by the casts of the Broadway shows "Barnum," "Brigadoon," "The Pirates of Penzance" and "A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine" and by the Puerto Rican youth dance troupe Ballet Isleño.

Director

Dick Schneider

Writer

Barry Downes

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Updated Nov 27, 1980

Release date

Nov 27, 1980 (United States)

Awards

5 nominations

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40 cast members

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