Catching Kringle

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Catching Kringle

"Christmas just got personal…"

2004

0h 15m

6.0(2 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Overview

In the not-so-distant future of Christmas, Santa Claus is declared a national security threat by an evil general with a 50-year old grudge.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Danny DeVito

General Needham

John Rhys-Davies

Santa

Tricia Clark

Mrs. Claus

Larry King

Carolyn Lawrence

Snowflake

Michael Reisz

Commander

Creative team

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
Written by: Doug Burnaford
Jeff Wadlow
Produced by: Adam Himoff
Tim Jones

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