Little Lord Fauntleroy was produced in the late 1970s. It had its premiere on television in the United States on November 25th, 1980 on CBS and was then released in the United Kingdom in December of the same year.
The TV movie went on to embrace cult classic status. The story about the little American "Cedric" who manages to win his grumpy grandfather's heart has become a holiday season favourite all over the world.