Babar and Father Christmas

In this delightful, fully animated tale, King Babar takes a journey in search of the legendary Father Christmas. But lurking along on Babar’s trail is Babar’s arch-enemy, Rataxes the Rhinoceros, who wants all of Santa’s toys for himself. Based on the book by Jean de Brunhoff and narrated by Laurent de Brunhoff. Rated: G

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Credits

producer

Alison Clayton

director

Gerry Capelle

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324030

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Christmas stories

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1986

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