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 members

Acting

Danny DeVito

General Needham

Acting

John Rhys-Davies

Santa

Acting

Tricia Clark

Mrs. Claus

No Image

Acting

Larry King

Acting

Carolyn Lawrence

Snowflake

Writing

Michael Reisz

Commander

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