The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
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Rossano Brazzi
Rossano Brazzi
Paul Tripp
Lydia Brazzi
Alberto Rabagliati
Mischa Auer
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Phineas T. Prune, an ill-tempered millionaire industrialist who hates Christmas, purchases the North Pole and plans to evict Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus from their home unless their back rent is paid by Christmas Eve. Hoping to earn some money, Santa takes the advice of his lawyer friend Sam Whipple and goes to work in Prim's Department Store. But Prune buys out Mr. Prim and fires Santa. As Christmas Eve approaches, a small boy learns of Santa's dilemma and races to tell everyone that Santa Claus needs money. The children of the world respond by running to Santa with their pennies. With the rent paid, Santa loads his sleigh and streaks through the sky to deliver his presents. The last one is for Phineas T. Prune. It is a sailboat that he asked for when he was 5 years old, but the postcard had been lost in the mail. Upon receiving the gift, Prune's faith in Christmas and Santa Claus is restored.
Director
Rossano Brazzi
Cast
Rossano Brazzi
Paul Tripp
Lydia Brazzi
Alberto Rabagliati
Mischa Auer
Sonny Fox
John Karlsen
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Filmed in Rome in 1965. Italian release title: Il Natale che quasi non fu.
