The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
50m
Running Time
December 17, 1985Release Date
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
50m
Running Time
December 17, 1985Release Date
Plot.
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history 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 and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Earl Hammond
Santa Claus
Earle Hyman
King Awgwa
Larry Kenney
Commander of the Wind Demons
Lynne Lipton
Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices
Bob McFadden
Tingler (voice)
Lesley Miller
Necile (voice)
Jules Bass
Director
Peter Newman
Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice)
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director
Joey Grasso
Weekum (voice)
L. Frank Baum
Writer
J.D. Roth
Young Claus (voice)
Bernard Hoffer
Composer
Alfred Drake
The Great Ak (voice)
Amy Anzel
Child (voice)
Josh Blake
Child (voice)
Ari Gold
Child (voice)
Jamie Lisa Murphy
Child (voice)
Al Dana
Chorus (voice)
Margaret Dorn
Chorus (voice)
Arlene Martel
Chorus (voice)
Marty Nelson
Chorus (voice)
David Ragaini
Chorus (voice)
Robert Ragaini
Chorus (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time50m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1985 Christmas stop motion animated television special. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the 1902 children's book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The special first aired December 17, 1985 on CBS in the United States. This was Rankin/Bass's final "Animagic" stop motion production with later releases including traditional animation. Notably, this special was an adaptation of a novel and is not connected to the continuity created by previous Rankin/Bass Productions.