(The Christmas Star)

Content: Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama,

Family,

TV Movie

Runtime:

94 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

Alan Shapiro

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Production companies:

Lake Walloon Productions,

Walt Disney Television

Actors:

Horace McNickle

Sumner

Stuart Jameson

Sara

Captain Whittaker

Crews:

Writer

Director

Writer

Set Decoration

Director of Photography