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Release Date:
November 23, 1966
Original Title:
Il Natale che quasi non fu
Genres:
Family | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Bambi Productions
Childhood Productions
Medusa Distribuzione
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
US: G
Runtime: 89
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.
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Director:
Rossano Brazzi
Director of Photography:
Alvaro Mancori
Editor:
Maurizio Lucidi
Music:
Bruno Nicolai
Original Music Composer:
Bruno Nicolai
Producer:
Barry B. Yellen
Set Decoration:
Giovanfrancesco Fantacci
Writer:
Rossano Brazzi
Paul Tripp
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