The Locket is a Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

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 psychological drama film starring Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...

. The movie is a screen adaptation of Richard Paul Evans

Richard Paul Evans

Richard Paul Evans is an American author.-Biography:Evans graduated from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children...

' novel of the same name, adapted by Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur

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, and premiered on 8 December 2002 on CBS Television.

Plot

Esther (Redgrave) is a disillusioned and bitter nursing home resident who shares much with her attendant, Michael (Willett), in terms of personal sacrifices that they have both made. Esther also hides a dark secret. Michael has spent his life looking after his cancer-stricken late mother and now faces rejection from his fiancee's father. Michael makes it his mission to improve the last years of Esther's life.

Aided with a locket with her lost love's photograph, Michael searches for the elusive love of Esther's life. But ironically it is Esther that does the greatest favour for Michael by vouching for him when he's accused of a murder in the nursing home.

Cast

• Vanessa Redgrave
  Vanessa Redgrave
  Vanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...
  
   as Esther Huish
• Chad Willett
  Chad Willett
  Chad Willett , is a Canadian actor. Chad was born in British Columbia and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.He has worked for over 20 years as a professional in the film, television and theatre industries. In 2010 Willettreceived a ‘Leo Award’ for his portrayal of the small town redneck...
  
   as Michael Keddington
• Marguerite Moreau
  Marguerite Moreau
  Marguerite Moreau is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on the television series Blossom, her role as Katie in the comedy cult film Wet Hot American Summer, and her role in The Mighty Ducks series of films...
  
   as Faye Murrow
• Lori Heuring
  Lori Heuring
  Lori Ann Heuring is an American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her roles in The Locket and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive .-Early life:...
  
   as Alice Richards
• Lourdes Benedicto
  Lourdes Benedicto
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   as Amanda Ibarra
• Terry O'Quinn
  Terry O'Quinn
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   as Casey Keddington
• Brock Peters
  Brock Peters
  Brock Peters was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird...
  
   as Henry McCord
• Mary McDonnell
  Mary McDonnell
  Mary Eileen McDonnell is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Stands With A Fist in Dances with Wolves, and she is also very well known for her performance as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, the President's wife...
  
   as Helen Staples

Awards

CAMIE Awards

CAMIE Awards

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• Character and Morality in Entertainment Award - (won)

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards

• Best Hair Styling - Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week - Steven Mack, Gina Maran (won)