| Uniform Title |
Christmas star (Motion picture : 1986) |
| Title |
The Christmas star. |
| Published |
South Yarra, Victoria : Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2014]. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (90 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Walt Disney Studios : E11070. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. |
| At head of title: Walt Disney pictures presents |
| Co-production between Canada and the United States. |
| 'Two kids made a believer out of him' --Cover. |
| Credits |
Director, Alan Shapiro ; Producer, Alan Shapiro and Jeffrey White. |
| Performers |
Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Fred Gwynne. |
| Summary |
Ed Asner plays Horace McNickle, a counterfeiter who escapes prison through his extraordinary likeness to St. Nick. The police are closing in, but Christmas is near so there are red-suited one everywhere. McNickle is desperate to recover loot from an earlier caper, and can't make a move until he takes advantage of two neighbourhood kids who really belives he is Santa. After the kids come through, it dawns on him that he has always missed the true meaning of the holidays. Rather than make good on his escape, he tries to make good on his promises. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4, fullframe 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
In English, French, German and Spanish. Subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Christmas -- Juvenile films |
| Santa Claus -- Juvenile films |
| Feature films -- Canada |
| Motion pictures, Canadian |
| Genre |
Christmas films |
| Children's films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Shapiro, Alan, 1957- director. |
| White, Jeffrey producer. |
| Asner, Edward actor. |
| Auberjonois, René, 1940- actor. |
| Gwynne, Fred actor. |
| Series |
Disney DVD. |
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