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Saving Santa

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Saving Santa

"Adventures of a time traveling elf"

2013

1h 23m

5.2(109 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Family

Overview

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.

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Gateway Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Bernard D. Elf (voice)

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Neville Baddington (voice)

Tim Conway

Tim Conway

Santa (voice)

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Claus (voice)

Ashley French

Ashley French

Shiny (voice)

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Vera Baddington (voice)

David Cowgill

David Cowgill

Mercenary #1 (voice)

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

Snowy (voice)

Newell Alexander

Newell Alexander

Butterscotch (voice)

Holly Dorff

Holly Dorff

Minty (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Aaron Seelman
Leon Joosen
Written by: Ricky Roxburgh
Tony Nottage

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