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Film Details - Yoram Gross Film Studios , 1981
Producers:
Yoram Gross (Producer)
Sandra Gross (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Yoram Gross Films
Director of Photography:
Chris Ashbrook (live action)
John Barnard (animation)
Editors:
Des Horne
Jennifer Kretzschmar
Christopher Plowright
Colin Waddy
Composer:
Bob Young
Music:
Bob Young (Music Arranger)
Cast:
Voices incl. Drew Forsythe (Danny the Swagman* / Santa Claus), Barbara Frawley (Dot), Ron Haddrick (Grumblebones), Anne Haddy, Ross Higgins, Ben Alcott, Ashley Ayre (Dot*), Frank Gott,* Marli Mason.*
NB: All actors provide voice-overs for animated segments unless othewise noted with an asterisk (*).
Release Dates:
1. 1981 (Australia). Released in the USA on 23 October 1982
2. Released on videocassette format ca. 1981 by Yoram Gross Film Sudios and on DVD format in 2005.
Notes:
The film is a combination of animation and live action (including human actors).
