How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996)
La Freccia Azzurra (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 33min
- Animation, Adventure
- 21 Nov 1997 (USA)
- Movie
- 4 wins.
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Cast
Dario Fo | ... |
Scarafoni (voice)
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Mary Tyler Moore | ... |
Granny Rose (voice)
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Lella Costa | ... |
Befana (voice)
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Tony Randall | ... |
Mr. Grimm (voice)
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Vittorio Amandola | ... |
Capitano Mezza Barba (voice)
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Neil Shee | ... |
Santa (voice)
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Pino Ammendola | ... |
Pastello Blu / Pastello Verde (voice)
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Walter Massey | ... |
Mr. Tinker (voice)
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Vittorio Battarra | ... |
Capostazione (voice)
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Michael Caloz | ... |
Christopher (voice)
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Sonja Ball | ... |
Jingles (voice)
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Monica Bertolotti | ... |
Spicciola (voice)
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Rodolfo Bianchi | ... |
Generale (voice)
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Richard M Dumont | ... |
Conductor / Skipper (voice)
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Fabio Boccanera | ... |
Lesto (voice)
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Arthur Holden | ... |
Traindriver (voice)
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Thor Bishopric | ... |
Pilot (voice)
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Marco Bolognesi | ... |
Don Juan (voice)
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Rino Bolognesi | ... |
Penna d'Argento (voice)
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Joanna Noyes | ... |
Maid / Ticket Seller (voice)
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Giorgio Borghetti | ... |
Arturo (voice)
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Jane Woods | ... |
Milford (voice)
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Marco Bresciani | ... |
Pilota (voice)
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Susan Glover | ... |
Alfred (voice)
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George Castiglia | ... |
Aristide (voice)
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Holly Gauthier-Frankel | ... |
Holly (voice)
(as Holly G. Frankel)
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Maggie Castle | ... |
Polly (voice)
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Daniela Cavallini | ... |
Silvana / Attrice (voice)
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Roberto Certomà | ... |
Marito povero (voice)
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Gary Jewell | ... |
Wizard / Statue (voice)
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Mark Camacho | ... |
Rascal / Rocko (voice)
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Laura Cosenza | ... |
Moglie povera / Cassiera (voice)
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Alessio De Filippis | ... |
Filippo Maria (voice)
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Bruce Dinsmore | ... |
Mr. Potter / Red Pencil (voice)
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Stefano de Filippis | ... |
Franco (voice)
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Terrence Scammell | ... |
Chief / Green Pencil (voice)
(as Terry Scammel)
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Oliviero Dinelli | ... |
Capotreno (voice)
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Michael Rudder | ... |
Trainman / Theodore (voice)
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Pino Ferrara | ... |
Capo della polizia (voice)
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Rick Jones | ... |
Duck / General Lajoie (voice)
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Luigi Ferraro | ... |
Soldato (voice)
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Christian Iansante | ... |
Macchinista (voice)
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Michele Kalamera | ... |
Statua (voice)
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Ilaria Latini | ... |
Carlotta / Barbara (voice)
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Sergio Luzi | ... |
Pastello Nero / Pastello Rosso (voice)
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Neri Marcorè | ... |
Pastello Giallo / Attore / Padre dei bambini ricchi (voice)
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Alida Milana | ... |
Francesco (voice)
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Roberto Pedicini | ... |
Scarpa (voice)
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Elena Perino | ... |
Marina (voice)
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Davide Perino | ... |
Carlo Alberto (voice)
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Francesco Pezzulli | ... |
Roberto / Vetturino (voice)
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Carlo Reali | ... |
Mago (voice)
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Nello Riviè | ... |
Romualdo (voice)
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Renzo Stacchi | ... |
Narratore / Simone / Poliziotto (voice)
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Roberto Stocchi | ... |
Orso giallo (voice)
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Gaetano Varcasia | ... |
Topo / Pastello Bianco / Pastello Marrone (voice)
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Directed by
Enzo D'Alò |
Written by
Enzo D'Alò | ... | (written by) & |
Umberto Marino | ... | (written by) |
Gianni Rodari | ... | (fairy tale) |
Shelly Altman | ... | (script) |
Produced by
Eve Chilton | ... | producer |
Kathleen S. Faherty | ... | associate producer |
Maria Fares | ... | producer |
Rolf Schmid | ... | associate producer |
Paul Thiltges | ... | associate producer |
Vreni Traber | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Paolo Conte | ||
Jack Maeby |
Editing by
Rita Rossi |
Art Department
Maurizio Forestieri | ... | storyboard artist |
Silvio Pautasso | ... | storyboard artist |
Paola Solaro | ... | storyboard assistant |
Randy Cartwright | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Giorgio Vita Levi | ... | sound mixer |
Animation Department
Claudio Acciari | ... | layout assistant |
Davide Benvenuti | ... | senior animator |
Riccardo Benvenuti | ... | junior animator |
Antonella Binci | ... | inbetween artist |
Simone Bonanni | ... | inbetween artist |
Isabelle Bovey | ... | background artist |
Federica Buffa | ... | background supervisor |
Patrizia Calzetta | ... | animation checker |
Antonio Campiglio | ... | layout artist |
Marta Capdevila | ... | junior animator |
Maria Cardellini | ... | inbetween artist |
Paolo Cardoni | ... | background designer / character designer |
Walter Cavazzuti | ... | layout artist |
Roland Chatwin | ... | background artist |
Jordi Corbella | ... | junior animator |
Ángel Coronado | ... | senior animator |
Franco D'Amore | ... | inbetween artist |
Claudio D'Esposito | ... | junior animator |
Laura Davanzo | ... | junior animator |
Sergio De Angelis | ... | inbetween artist |
Marc De Bernardis | ... | background artist |
Sabrina De Marco | ... | inbetween artist |
Gianni Del Vescovo | ... | inbetween artist |
Riccardo Denti | ... | senior animator |
Daniela Duarte | ... | assistant animator |
Darío Durán | ... | junior animator |
Stefano Fenuccio | ... | junior animator |
Maurizio Forestieri | ... | layout artist / senior animator |
Michel Fuzellier | ... | layout artist |
Simone Gallina | ... | inbetween artist |
Stefania Gallo | ... | animation checker |
Roberto García | ... | senior animator |
Gianandrea Garola | ... | senior animator |
Gianluca Greco | ... | assistant animator |
Jana Gybelová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Pedro Hernández | ... | senior animator |
Karin Hjort | ... | layout artist (as Karin Hjort Seehuusen) |
Javier Huerga | ... | senior animator (as L.J. Huerga Moreno) |
Valeri V. Jakimov | ... | animation crew: Slovakia (as Valer V. Jakimov) |
Myhaylo Jaremko | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Amar Jawad | ... | assistant animator |
Christele Jolens | ... | assistant animator |
Alexey Kazakov | ... | animation crew: Slovakia (as Alexei Kazakov) |
Dmitri Kovtanets | ... | animation crew: Slovakia (as Dimitri Kovtanets) |
Jaroslav Králik | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Giuseppe Laganà | ... | layout artist / senior animator |
Serena Leonardi | ... | assistant animator |
Jana Lesageova | ... | assistant animator |
Cristina Lo Giudice | ... | inbetween artist |
Sara Locatelli | ... | layout assistant |
Ionel Luca | ... | layout artist / senior animator |
Paola Luciani | ... | assistant animator |
Carlos López | ... | junior animator |
Monica Maaten | ... | layout assistant |
Federica Maggio | ... | animation checker / animation revisionist |
Gaia Magnano | ... | inbetween artist |
Cristiana Magrini | ... | inbetween artist (as Cristina Magrini) |
Iole Malosti | ... | inbetween artist |
Erika Mareková | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Leda Mazzariello | ... | inbetween artist |
Luca Mazzoleni | ... | junior animator |
Sabina Mettraux | ... | background artist |
Vera Michlová | ... | senior animator |
Sophie Millecamps | ... | assistant animator |
Elena Miroglio | ... | animation checker / junior animator |
Eva Miskolczyová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Chiara Molinari | ... | senior animator |
Jordi Muray | ... | senior animator (as Jordi Murray) |
Oliviero Murru | ... | layout assistant |
Jaroslav Nikitenko | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Ludmila Némethová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Alessia Onorati | ... | inbetween artist |
Maurizio Parimbelli | ... | junior animator |
Stefano Pastorino | ... | animation revisionist / inbetween artist |
Iva Patarcec | ... | inbetween artist |
Silvio Pautasso | ... | animation director / animator / layout supervisor |
Baltasar Pedrosa | ... | senior animator (as Baltazar Pedrosa) |
Bibiana Petrera | ... | assistant animator |
Claudia Pignato | ... | assistant animator |
Igor Pohanic | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Audrey Poilly | ... | background artist |
Christine Poli Chatal | ... | assistant animator (as Christine Chatal) |
Vladimir Pospelov | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Alessandra Postelli | ... | inbetween artist |
Blanka Radová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Marta Rota | ... | assistant animator |
Boris Rucco | ... | inbetween artist |
Radek Ruzicka | ... | senior animator |
Peter Sabo | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Cristina Sacco | ... | inbetween artist |
Simona Santacroce | ... | inbetween artist |
Hans Christian Schartau | ... | assistant animator |
Miroslav Shuster | ... | animation crew: Slovakia (as Miloslav Suster) |
Michela Signoracci | ... | assistant animator |
Martin Skov | ... | junior animator |
Svetlana Slizová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Paola Solaro | ... | animation check supervisor / junior animator |
Joaquim Solà | ... | senior animator |
Valentina Stefanini | ... | inbetween artist |
Anna Stinfale | ... | inbetween artist |
Donato Stolfi | ... | animation line tester / inbetween artist |
Iginio Straffi | ... | senior animator |
Irene Tarticchio | ... | animation checker / inbetween artist |
Søren Tomas | ... | senior animator (as Soren Thomas) |
Piero Tonin | ... | assistant animator |
Andrea Tran | ... | layout artist |
Andrea Trojanová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Yon Mikel Udakiola | ... | junior animator |
Ludovica Valori | ... | inbetween artist |
Marco Varrone | ... | layout assistant |
Davide Veca | ... | layout assistant |
Stefania Vincenzi | ... | assistant animator |
Tomás Vlasák | ... | assistant animator (as Thomas Vlasak) |
Yoshiko Watanabe | ... | senior animator |
Olga Zacharová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Katerina Zegerová | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Eva Zurbriggen | ... | animation checker / assistant animator / layout assistant |
René Zálesák | ... | animation crew: Slovakia |
Dan Haskett | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Johan Klingler | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
Chris Bleth | ... | musician: english version |
Phil Krawzaic | ... | musician: english version (as Phil Krawzak) |
Jack Maeby | ... | music arranger: english version |
Stephanie Mijanovich | ... | musician: english version |
Geoff Nudell | ... | musician: english version (as Geoffrey Nudell) |
Skip Waring | ... | musician: english version |
Script and Continuity Department
Maude Chilton | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Thomas Aubele | ... | media technical advisor |
Richard M Dumont | ... | voice director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Argus Film Studio (1996) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Gébéka Films (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
- VIGGO (2019) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures (United States) (dubbed)
- Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1999) (Brazil)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (1998) (United Kingdom)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
- Lions Gate Studios (1999) (Canada)
- Mikado Film (1996) (Italy)
- Miramax Family Films (1997) (United States)
- Miramax (1997) (United States) (dubbed)
- Pony Canyon Theatrical Films (1997) (Japan)
- Soyuzmultfilm (2000) (Russia)
- VIGGO (2019) (Italy) (video)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2021) (Switzerland) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CINAR (post-production services)
- Cartoon (supported by)
- Cartoonia (digital coloring)
- Cromosoma TV produccions (animation)
- Cromosoma TV produccions (digital coloring)
- Eurimages (supported by)
- Graphilm Disegni Animati (animation)
- Imagination (backgrounds)
- Lanterna Magica (animation)
- Pixi Box (digital film recording)
- Rainbow S.p.A. (animation)
- Tiramisu Audiovisual (digital coloring)
- Tiramisu Audiovisual (digital film recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When Santa's helper Granny Rose falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Mr. Grimm to help deliver all the toys. What no one but the toys knows is that Mr. Grimm plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder! His plan means that the toys won't make it to the children who are their destinies. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Mr. Grimm and to find their true homes. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com} |
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Box Office
Budget | EUR2,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Many actors from the animated TV show Arthur including Bruce Dinsmore, Sonja Ball, and Michael Caloz voiced characters in this movie. See more » |
Goofs | At the beginning of the films when the spoiled twin brothers Alfered and Milfered are introduced Alfered is the one wearing in the pink hat and Milfered is the one wearing the black hat but later on in the film when the twin brothers notice the toys wandering in the streets from their window Alfered is the one wearing the black hat and Milfered is the one wearing the pink hat. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Tenderness (2017). See more » |
Quotes |
[First lines]
Santa: [Narration] All around the world, no matter where you live, there's one very special night of the year - Christmas Eve, when I deliver the gifts my elves have been making to all the good children around the world. Ho, ho, that's a lot of toys. Have you ever wondered how i circle the globe in a single night? The truth is I get a little help from some very special friends. But sometimes, even their help isn't enough. Sometimes I need a little... Christmas magic. See more » |