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User Rating:
6.4/10   121 votes
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Director:
Corey Allen
Writers:
Leonard Gershe (story)
George Kirgo (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 December 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A relaxing Christmas special more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Fred Astaire ... Costume Shop Proprietor / Chauffeur / Policeman / Cab Driver / Jeweler / Floor Walker / Choral Director / Santa Claus
Gary Burghoff ... Bob Willis
John Byner ... Stan Summerville
Bert Convy ... Gil Travis
Tara Buckman ... Polly Primer
Brooke Bundy ... Linda Travis
Eddie Barth ... Babyskin
Ron Feinberg ... Bruno Betinger
Nanette Fabray ... Dora Dayton

Harold Gould ... Dickie Dayton
Ray Vitte ... Eddie
Debbie Lytton ... Melissa
Pat Petersen ... Lance (as Patrick Petersen)
Danny Wells ... Chandler
Carlo Imperato ... Dom
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fred Astaire's last TV performance. more
Soundtrack:
Once a Year Night more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A relaxing Christmas special, 23 December 2004
9/10
Author: Steven Koehler from Michigan

This film starring Fred Astaire and Gary Burghoff (M*A*S*H) is a great Christmas original. Most new holiday films are less than entertaining, but this film provides a unique, rfreshing story line. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is one of many movies that I feel help celebrate the season. It provokes thought about what is really important to each of us this holiday season. I am amazed this film has not received better ratings. In this time of Santa movies, I feel that some of the classics provide a more intellectual view helping to define the meaning of Christmas. It may not be a blockbuster, but it is one of my family's staples.

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