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The Magic Snowflake

The Magic Snowflake

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The Magic Snowflake

2013

1h 22m

6.3(40 votes)

Family

Animation

Overview

A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.

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Gaumont-Alphanim

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Nathan Simony

Nicolas (voice)

Benoît Allemane

Benoît Allemane

Santa Claus (voice)

Évelyne Grandjean

Évelyne Grandjean

Solange Folichon (voice)

Alexis Tomassian

Alexis Tomassian

Randolf (voice)

Jean-Claude Donda

Jean-Claude Donda

Mr. Rassi (voice)

Vincent Grass

Vincent Grass

The victorian Santa (voice)

Mary Pat Gleason

Mary Pat Gleason

Beatrice Lovejoy (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Luc Vinciguerra
Written by: Alexandre Reverend
Luc Vinciguerra

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