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The Christmas That Almost Wasn't(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-11-23
28%
29 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
A more wonderful...more magical...more musical entertainment than this - there just isn't!
Overview:
Sam Whipple, an attorney in once-upon-a-time-land, is startled to receive a visit from Santa Claus shortly before Christmas. It seems that when he was a child, Sam wrote a letter thanking Santa for the presents he'd received, and offering to return the favor someday. That day is now - a mean old soul named Phineas Prune, who holds the deed to the North Pole, is demanding back rent. Otherwise, he's going to evict Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves and take all the Christmas toys. It's up to Sam and Santa to find a way to pay off Prune and prevent Christmas from being canceled.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Medusa Distribuzione
Childhood Productions
Bambi Productions
Movie: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alberto Rabagliati
Santa Claus
Rossano Brazzi
Phineas T. Prune
Mischa Auer
Jonathan, the Elf Foreman
John Karlsen
Blossom
Salvatore Furnari
Elf
Antonio De Martino
Elf
Adriano Cornelli
Elf
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