The Last Leaf

The Last Leaf

24 mins | Drama | April 1, 1983

An Easter Parable: As lingering pneumonia takes her will to live, a young girl decides that she will die when the last leaf drops from a dying vine outside her window. Her neighbor, an elderly artist frustrated by his inability to paint what is in his heart, follows the example of the Savior and makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her life. In doing so, he creates the masterpiece he has been struggling to paint.

The Last Leaf

24 mins | Drama | April 1, 1983

The Last Leaf
An Easter Parable: As lingering pneumonia takes her will to live, a young girl decides that she will die when the last leaf drops from a dying vine outside her window. Her neighbor, an elderly artist frustrated by his inability to paint what is in his heart, follows the example of the Savior and makes the ultimate sacrifice to save her life. In doing so, he creates the masterpiece he has been struggling to paint.
Producers
Original title The Last Leaf
Directors David Anspaugh
Writers Caryl Ledner, O. Henry

Cast

Hermione Baddeley

as Mrs. McCleary

Pat Billingsley

as Dr. Winchester

Art Carney

as Mr. Behrman

Jane Kaczmarek

as Joanna Brady