The Christmas Star

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Family

Duration:

94 minutes

Year:

1986

Director:

Alan Shapiro

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Company:

Lake Walloon Productions,

Walt Disney Pictures,

Walt Disney Television

Cast:

Horace McNickle

Sumner

Stuart Jameson

Sara

Captain Whittaker

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Set Decoration

Executive Producer