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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 23, 1966
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 7, 2003
Director
Producer
Barry B. Yellen
Music
Studio
Medusa Distribuzione, Childhood Productions, Bambi Productions
Original Title
Il Natale che quasi non fu
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Tripp
Sam Whipple
L
Lydia Brazzi
Mrs. Claus
A
Alberto Rabagliati
Santa Claus
R
Rossano Brazzi
Phineas T. Prune
S
Sonny Fox
Mr. Prim
M
Mischa Auer
Jonathan, the Elf Foreman
J
John Karlsen
Blossom
S
Salvatore Furnari
Elf
A
Antonio De Martino
Elf
A
Adriano Cornelli
Elf
F
Franco Doria
Elf
A
Arnaldo Fabrizio
Elf
