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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

  • TV Movie
  • 19851985
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Family
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writers
    • Jules Bass
    • L. Frank Baum(novel)
  • Stars
    • Earl Hammond(voice)
    • Earle Hyman(voice)
    • Larry Kenney(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jules Bass
    • Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Writers
    • Jules Bass
    • L. Frank Baum(novel)
  • Stars
    • Earl Hammond(voice)
    • Earle Hyman(voice)
    • Larry Kenney(voice)
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    • 32User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Earl Hammond
    • Santa Clausas Santa Claus
    • (voice)
    Earle Hyman
    Earle Hyman
    • King Awgwaas King Awgwa
    • (voice)
    Larry Kenney
    • Commander of the Wind Demonsas Commander of the Wind Demons
    • (voice)
    Lynne Lipton
    Lynne Lipton
    • Queen Zurlineas Queen Zurline
    • (voice)
    • …
    Bob McFadden
    • Tingleras Tingler
    • (voice)
    Lesley Miller
    • Necileas Necile
    • (voice)
    Peter Newman
    • Peter Knookas Peter Knook
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joey Grasso
    • Weekumas Weekum
    • (voice)
    J.D. Roth
    J.D. Roth
    • Young Clausas Young Claus
    • (voice)
    Alfred Drake
    Alfred Drake
    • The Great Akas The Great Ak
    • (voice)
    Amy Anzel
    Amy Anzel
    • Childas Child
    • (voice)
    • (as Amy Anzelowitz)
    Josh Blake
    Josh Blake
    • Childas Child
    • (voice)
    Ari Gold
    Ari Gold
    • Childas Child
    • (voice)
    Jamie Lisa Murphy
    • Childas Child
    • (voice)
    Al Dana
    • Chorusas Chorus
    • (voice)
    Margaret Dorn
    • Chorusas Chorus
    • (voice)
    Arlene Martell Martin
    • Chorusas Chorus
    • (voice)
    Marty Nelson
    • Chorusas Chorus
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jules Bass
      • Arthur Rankin Jr.
    • Writers
      • Jules Bass
      • L. Frank Baum(novel)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Kathy Li
    • christmas special
    • santa claus character
    • wood nymph
    • forest god
    • faerie
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    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • TV-G
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    • Trivia
      The last Animagic special produced by Rankin-Bass.
    • Goofs
      The children sing about Claus' toy cats with "yellow-green eyes," yet the eyes are wholly green.
    • Quotes

      Santa Claus: In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Top 10 Characters of the Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Immortality

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    Beautifully Animated Stop-Motion Fantasy
    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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    • Dec 22, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
    • Production companies
      • Pacific Animation Corporation
      • Rankin/Bass Productions
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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