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CrapScore 82, Premium Crap

Santa Claus

“Better Than a Visit from Saint Nick Himself!”

Premium Crap. CrapScore 82, rated by 1 admin.

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Why it’s crap
Santa watches over the world's children from a fantastical headquarters while a devil tries to wreck Christmas. The strange gadgets and bizarre moral struggle make this holiday film feel like a festive transmission from an unfamiliar universe.

Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones

The club’s verdict

Acting
7.5/10
Plot
9.5/10
Effects
8.5/10
Dialogue
7.5/10
Rewatchability
8/10
  • “Santa versus the devil, with surveillance equipment no elf should have approved.”

    @flabbergasted_jones, scored it 82

Synopsis and movie facts

Pitch, the mean-spirited devil, is trying to ruin Christmas. Santa Claus teams up with Merlin the Magician and the children of the world in order to save the day!

Released
1959
Directed by
René Cardona
Running time
94 min

Starring

  • José Elías Moreno as Santa Claus
  • Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito' as Pedro
  • José Luis Aguirre as El Diablo
  • Armando Arriola as Merlin
  • Lupita Quezadas as The poor girl
  • Antonio Díaz Conde hijo as Rico
  • Nora Veryán as Lupita's Mother
  • Ángel Di Stefani as Llavón

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