The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

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Elves | Santa Claus

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  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Family
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Rossano Brazzi
  • Cast(s): Alberto Rabagliati, Rossano Brazzi, Mischa Auer, John Karlsen, Salvatore Furnari See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 29min
  • Similar To: KPop Demon Hunters, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  • Story:
    Sam Whipple, an attorney in once-upon-a-time-land, is startled to receive a visit from Santa Claus shortly before Christmas. It seems that when he was a child, Sam wrote a letter thanking Santa for the presents he'd received, and offering to return the favor someday. That day is now - a mean old soul named Phineas Prune, who holds the deed to the North Pole, is demanding back rent. Otherwise, he's going to evict Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves and take all the Christmas toys. It's up to Sam and Santa to find a way to pay off Prune and prevent Christmas from being canceled.
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STORY

Story
Sam Whipple, an attorney in once-upon-a-time-land, is startled to receive a visit from Santa Claus shortly before Christmas. It seems that when he was a child, Sam wrote a letter thanking Santa for the presents he'd received, and offering to return the favor someday. That day is now - a mean old soul named Phineas Prune, who holds the deed to the North Pole, is demanding back rent. Otherwise, he's going to evict Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves and take all the Christmas toys. It's up to Sam and Santa to find a way to pay off Prune and prevent Christmas from being canceled.

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The movie was shot without live sound. While most of the actors mouthed or speak the script in English, in the American version all of the Italian actors, except for Rossano Brazzi, had their voices dubbed by someone else, so that their accents would not show up. Brazzi, who appeared in many American films, is the only Italian who speaks English with his native accent.

For many years, Rossano Brazzi maintained that he had performed his vocals in South Pacific (1958), even though prominent baritone Giorgio Tozzi received on-screen credit as "the singing voice of Emile de Becque." Brazzi sang for himself in this movie, laying to rest any doubts as to his classical singing ability.

This is one of a handful of films distributed by Childhood Productions in 1966. Most of the English versions were dubbed by New York actors from foreign language features. Soundtrack albums with stories and songs from Snow White and Rose Red (1955), The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats (1957), and Cinderella (1955) were released on RCA Camden Records. The English soundtracks of Childhood Productions' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, and The Bremen Town Musicians were released by Golden Records. All were narrated by Paul Tripp.

The film offers a whimsical account of how department store Santa Clauses came to be.

Emanuele Luzzati did the animated title sequence.

Popular Dialogues

"Sam Whipple: Wait a minute! If you are Santa, what are you doing here? You're early! Santa Claus: Christmas is not coming this year."

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