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Writers:
L. Frank Baum (novel)
Julian P. Gardner (writer)
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Release Date:
17 December 1985 (USA) more
Plot:
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Beautifully Animated Stop-Motion Fantasy more (22 total)

Cast

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Earl Hammond ... Santa Claus (voice)

Earle Hyman ... King Awgwa (voice)
Larry Kenney ... Commander of the Wind Demons (voice)
Lynne Lipton ... Queen Zurline / Wife / et al. (voice)
Bob McFadden ... Tingler (voice)
Lesley Miller ... Necile (voice)
Peter Newman ... Peter Knook / Awgwas / Lord of Lerd / The Gnome King / Husband / et al. (voice)
Joey Grasso ... Weekum (voice)

J.D. Roth ... Young Claus (voice)
Alfred Drake ... The Great Ak (voice)
Amy Anzelowitz ... Child (voice)
Josh Blake ... Child (voice)
Ari Gold ... Child (voice)
Jamie Lisa Murphy ... Child (voice)
Al Dana ... Chorus (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When this movie was first released it was broadcasted by CBS in the mid 1980s, and then on FOX Family in 2000. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Great Ak and Young Claus travel the world, they're suppose to be invisible, but blurry so the audience to see them. When they reach their last stop, which shows two armored men fighting, the Great Ak and Young Claus are fully visible. more
Quotes:
The Great Ak: In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child. more
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Soundtrack:
Oh Child more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Beautifully Animated Stop-Motion Fantasy, 22 December 1999
Author: frey-2 from Boston, MA

If you prefer fantasy to holiday hokum, you'll want to check this one out. A little dark at times for very little ones, this stylish take on the Santa story will appeal to older children or little ones accustomed to fantasy and fairy tale themes. Alive with Faerie folk of all kinds it offers a colorful journey through Santa's life. Santa is not spared the horrors of the human world, however, and this story illustrates how he developed compassion for the human race. Very moving in parts, this story gets to the heart of the Christmas spirit, without getting preachy or religious.

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