If you really believe, anything can happen.
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
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Classical in form, effortless, warm and earnest.
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- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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“Is Kris Kringle the real protagonist?”
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20226/10
I'm not sure that this really needed reimagining, but Sir Richard Attenborough was probably the best man at giving it a go when it was remade. He is "Kris Kringle", recruited by a struggling toy store to take part in their Christmas parade when their regular fella hits the bottle once too often. He goes down a treat and is soon in their store chatting to all the children. He has an honest streak - he tells the parents where they can shop more cheaply and that's risky for his job! His bosses see a marketing opportunity in his altruism though, and the store's profits soar. He isn't popular with everyone, however, and after a street altercation with his walking stick a his predecessor's head, he finds himself in court. He isn't charged with assault: they are trying to certify him for claiming to be - well, whom he cannot possibly be. Or can he? It's a wee bit long, this, but Sir Richard enters into the spirit of things enthusiastically. Though his accent isn't as reliable as it might be, he brings a certain mischief to the role. He is well supported by the increasingly incredulous prosecutor "Collins" (JT Walsh) and by Robert Prosky in the judge's chair. It's a pleasing story, well to
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Cast
- Mara WilsonSusan Walker
- Richard AttenboroughKris Kringle
- Dylan McDermottBryan Bedford
- Elizabeth PerkinsDorey Walker
- J.T. WalshEd Collins
- James RemarJack Duff
- Robert ProskyJudge Henry Harper
- Jack McGeeTony Falacchi
- Jennifer MorrisonDenice
- Jane LeevesAlberta Leonard
Crew
- Les MayfieldDirector
- George SeatonScreenplay
- John HughesScreenplay
- Julio MacatDirector of Photography
- Bruce BroughtonOriginal Music Composer
- Raja GosnellEditor
- John HughesProducer
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