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Released
1984 · FILM

The Night They Saved Christmas

Directed by
Runtime
92 min
DramaFamily

Synopsis

An oil company is conducting exploration at two Arctic sites. Blasting at the first site disrupts Santa Claus' village at the North Pole. Santa becomes aware that further blasting at the second site will destroy his home. To address this, he enlists the help of a woman and her children to persuade her husband, who is employed by the company, that the oil they are seeking is actually located at the first site. During their efforts, Santa reveals the details of how he manages to deliver presents around the world.

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Principal cast & crew: 23

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Eric AlbertsonShot by David WorthScored by Charles GrossDesigned by George Costello

Also known as

  • Rettet den Weihnachtsmannde
  • La Nuit où l'on a sauvé le père Noëlfr

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