The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
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- TV-G
- 50min
- Animation, Adventure
- 17 Dec 1985 (USA)
- TV Movie
At a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.
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- 1 nomination.
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Earl Hammond | ... |
Santa Claus (voice)
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| Earle Hyman | ... |
King Awgwa (voice)
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Larry Kenney | ... |
Commander of the Wind Demons (voice)
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| Lynne Lipton | ... |
Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
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Bob McFadden | ... |
Tingler (voice)
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Lesley Miller | ... |
Necile (voice)
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Peter Newman | ... |
Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice)
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Joey Grasso | ... |
Weekum (voice)
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| J.D. Roth | ... |
Young Claus (voice)
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| Alfred Drake | ... |
The Great Ak (voice)
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| Amy Anzel | ... |
Child (voice)
(as Amy Anzelowitz)
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| Josh Blake | ... |
Child (voice)
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| Ari Gold | ... |
Child (voice)
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Jamie Lisa Murphy | ... |
Child (voice)
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Al Dana | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Margaret Dorn | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Arlene Martell Martin | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Marty Nelson | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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David Ragaini | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Robert Ragaini | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Annette Sanders | ... |
Chorus (voice)
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Directed by
| Jules Bass | ||
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | ||
Written by
| Jules Bass | ... | () (as Julian P. Gardner) |
| L. Frank Baum | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Jules Bass | ... | producer |
| Lee Dannacher | ... | supervising producer |
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bernard Hoffer | ... | (music) |
Production Management
| Masaki Îzuka | ... | in charge of production: Pacific Animation Corp. (as Masaki Iizuka) |
Sound Department
| John Curcio | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Bob Elder | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Michael Farrow | ... | sound recording engineer (as Mike Farrow) |
Music Department
| Julian P. Gardner | ... | lyrics |
| Bernard Hoffer | ... | arranger / conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Don Duga | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Seiichi Araki | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Yukio Fukushima | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Koji Hirata | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Ichirô Komuro | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Akikazu Kôno | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Constance Long | ... | production coordinator |
| Matthew Malach | ... | production coordinator |
| Shinichi Noro | ... | staff: Animagic |
| Hiroshi Tabata | ... | staff member: Animagic |
| Minoru Tamura | ... | staff: Animagic |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American Movie Classics (AMC) (2018) (United States) (tv)
- CBS (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Disney Channel (1995) (United States) (tv)
- Fox Family Channel (1998) (United States) (tv)
- Lorimar Telepictures (1986) (United States)
- Telepictures Corporation (1985) (United States)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Warner Home Video (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Technicolor (color by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. To justify it, he tells the story of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world, so Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Agua, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives, doesn't want the children to be happy, resulting in a great battle with the Immortals. Written by Kathy Li |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The last Animagic special produced by Rankin-Bass. See more » |
| Goofs | The children sing about Claus' toy cats with "yellow-green eyes," yet the eyes are wholly green. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Top 10 Characters of the Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Immortality See more » |
| Quotes |
Santa Claus:
In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child. See more » |