''Have a Little Faith'' is a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame

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. The film is based on ''

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'' columnist

Mitch Albom Mitchell David Albom (born May 23, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and musician. His books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in his early career, he turned to writing the ...

’s best-selling nonfiction book of the same name.

Plot

Writer Mitch Albom is asked to write the eulogy for his childhood rabbi but is reluctant to do so.

Cast

Laurence Fishburne Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative charact ...

as Henry Covington *

Martin Landau Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''North ...

as Rabbi Albert L. Lewis *

Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he ...

as Mitch Albom

Filming

The film was made in and around the state of

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Broadcast

The film debuted on

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on November 27, 2011, as the first ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' film broadcast since

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cancelled the series earlier in 2011. It was the first ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' film broadcast on ABC since 1995.

Ratings

On its November 27, 2011 broadcast, the film earned a 1.1 rating among adults aged 18 to 49, the lowest rating among all programs on the four major networks that night. The total number of viewers was estimated at 6.5 million, compared to 13.5 million for the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of '' November Christmas'' on the weekend after Thanksgiving in 2010.

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