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1996 · Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg

How the Toys Saved Christmas

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 92 min
Language: Italian
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In Italian — subtitles on.

The story

When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes.

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The bill

Roberto Stocchi — Orsacchiotto di peluche (voice)
Vittorio Amandola — Capitano Mezza Barba (voice)
Pino Ammendola — Pastelli blu e verde (voice)
Vittorio Battarra — Capostazione (voice)
Rodolfo Bianchi — Generale (voice)
Fabio Boccanera — Lesto (voice)
Marco Bolognesi — Don Juan (voice)
Rino Bolognesi — Penna d'Argento (voice)
Giorgio Borghetti — Arturo (voice)
Marco Bresciani — Pilota (voice)
George Castiglia — Aristide (voice)

Directed: Enzo D'Alò
Written: Umberto Marino, Enzo D'Alò

Production

Rating: 7.2 / 10 · 114 ratings
Studio: Alpha-Film (II), Lanterna Magica, Monipoly Productions, Fama Film

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.