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Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi(1969)
Status: Released
Date: 1969-11-30
60%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
Overview:
Five-year-old Peter and his older brother Hans drop the Christmas present for their parents in the middle of the road and it gets flattened by a car. Deeply distressed, they go to a Christmas fair and buy a lottery ticket with their remaining money. To their delight, they win a washing machine! Peter is especially excited when Santa Claus shows up and promises to transport the machine for him, but the old man instead vanishes with the boys' gift. Hans is convinced that Peter has been conned and chases after the fleeing Santa. But Peter simply cannot believe that Santa Claus could be anything other than kind and helpful.
Languages: German.
Countries:
East Germany
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Movie: Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rolf Herricht
Weihnachtsmann Willi
Jiří Vršťala
Clown Ferdinand
Dieter Wien
Teo Lehmann
Fred Delmare
Taxifahrer Klaus
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Dido
Günter Schubert
Beppo
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Overview
Five-year-old Peter and his older brother Hans drop the Christmas present for their parents in the middle of the road and it gets flattened by a car. Deeply distressed, they go to a Christmas fair and buy a lottery ticket with their remaining money. To their delight, they win a washing machine! Peter is especially excited when Santa Claus shows up and promises to transport the machine for him, but the old man instead vanishes with the boys' gift. Hans is convinced that Peter has been conned and chases after the fleeing Santa. But Peter simply cannot believe that Santa Claus could be anything other than kind and helpful.
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1969-11-30
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