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Santa Claus (1959) 2.1
With the aid of Merlin, Santa Claus must defeat the evil machinations of the devil Pitch to ruin Xmas. Director:René Cardona |
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Cast
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José Elías Moreno | ... | |
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Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito' | ... |
Pedro
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José Luis Aguirre 'Trotsky' | ... |
El Diablo
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Armando Arriola | ... |
El mago Merlín
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Lupita Quezadas | ... |
La niña pobre
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Antonio Díaz Conde hijo | ... |
El Niño Rico (Billy)
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Nora Veryán | ... |
Madre de Lupita
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Polo Ortín | ... |
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Manuel Calvo | ... |
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José Carlos Méndez | ... |
Niño
(as niño J. Carlos Méndez)
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Jesús Brook | ... |
Niño
(as niño Jesús Brook)
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Rubén Ramírez | ... |
Niño
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Queta Lavat | ... |
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Ángel Di Stefani | ... |
El herrero Llavón
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Guillermo Bravo Sosa | ... |
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Storyline
Santa Claus, high above the North Pole in his cloud-borne castle equipped with more surveillance devices than the Impossible Mission Force, prepares to deliver presents on Christmas night. Santa is especially interested in helping Lupita, the daughter of a poor family who wants nothing more than a doll; and a young boy whose parents are so wealthy they never spend any time with him (Santa fixes this by feeding them Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters). However, the Devil will have none of this and sends his minion, Pitch, to foil Santa's plans. Pitch in turn recruits three Naughty Boys to help him set traps for Santa. Written by Leo L. Schwab <ewhac@best.com>
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See All the Weird and Wonderful Characters of Make-Believe! The Fantastic Crystal Work-Room of the Happy Elves! The Fabulous Realm of the Candy-Stick Palaces! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
MexicoLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
October 1960 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoCompany Credits
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Mono (RCA High Fidelity)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Music by Franz Gruber (uncredited)
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr (uncredited)
Public Domain
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This film did not receive a general release in the United States. The U.S. distributor, K. Gordon Murray, booked the film as a special children's matinée attraction in which the film would only be shown once or twice. See more »Goofs
Lupita steals the doll twice in the market. See more »Quotes
Santa Claus: Oh! Darn that Devil Pitch! Why, if I were on Earth right now, I'd put him in his place! But even he knows I can only return to Earth one night a year.See more »
Soundtracks
"Noche de Paz (Stille Nacht)"Music by Franz Gruber (uncredited)
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr (uncredited)
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Brilliant use of overstated technicolor illustrates the optimistic extremes of present day Christmas ceremonies. The voyeuristic element during the scenes (Santa & Pedro summarize society's behavior peering through a telescope) is unique (and obviously Jean-Luc Godard, although he was subtle, stole this theme in his film "Pierrot le-fou"). Highly recommended!