Santa Claus
Santa Claus (sometimes also known as Santa Claus vs. the Devil) is a 1959 Mexican fantasy film directed by Rene Cardona and co-written with Adolfo Torres Portillo. In the film, Santa Claus works in outer space and battles with a demon named Pitch, sent to Earth by Lucifer to ruin Christmas by killing Santa and "making all the children of the Earth do evil".
Plot
On December 24, Santa prepares for his yearly journey at his Toyland castle in space. He plays the organ while his children helpers from all over the world sing. Meanwhile, in Hell, Lucifer instructs his chief demon Pitch to travel to Earth and turn the children of the world against Santa (or else he will, as punishment, eat chocolate ice cream).
Cast
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| author | Adolfo Torres Portillo Rene Cardona |
|---|---|
| director | René Cardona |
| editor | Jorge Bustos |
| genre | fantasy |
| keywords | baby baby jesus break in chocolate ice cream christmas eve claim december 24 fire department fire hose hell ice cream in hell lucifer magicians in fantasy merlin mexico city poor girl santa claus see all vicious dog wiz wizard |
| musicBy | Antonio Díaz Conde |
| producer | William Calderon |
| productionCompany | Churubusco–Azteca Studios Mexico |
| publisher | K. Gordon Murray Presents |
| recordedAt | Mexico |
| theme | children's dance |