How the Toys Saved Christmas 1996
6.5 / 10
How the Toys Saved Christmas
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.
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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... La Befana (voice)
... Scarafoni (voice)
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Alida Milana... Francesco (voice)
... Soldato (voice)
... (voice)
... Moglie Povera (voice)
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Release Date:
Dec 05, 1996 (Germany,Italy,Luxembourg,Switzerland)
Run Time:
1hr 32`
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Original Language:
Italian
Production Countries:
Germany,Italy,Luxembourg,Switzerland
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... La Befana (voice)
... Scarafoni (voice)
AM
Alida Milana... Francesco (voice)
... Soldato (voice)
... (voice)
... Moglie Povera (voice)
... Spicciola (voice)
... Marito Povero (voice)
... Marina (voice)
... Pilota (voice)
... Scarpa
... Il macchinista
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