Santa Claus (1959)

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Release Date: Nov 26, 1959 Wide

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Yet another oddball Mexican fantasy brought to American audiences by cut-rate exploitation titan K. Gordon Murray, this seasonal tale concerns Santa Claus (Jose Elias Moreno), who we discover doesn't work out of the North Pole after all. Instead, Santa and his friend and associate Merlin the Magician have a base of operations in a castle orbiting the Earth on a small satellite, upon which they observe the activities of children both good and bad through an elaborate surveillance system. While

Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Kids & Family, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Ren� Cardona

In Theaters: Nov 26, 1959 Wide

On DVD: Oct 5, 2004

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The fact that VCI have reproduced it in a widescreen, high-definition Blu-ray transfer only makes it seem all the more bizarre. (Blu-ray edition)

December 28, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

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I couldn't help feeling as I watched it that it must have a strong cult following somewhere simply because it's so...strange.

December 28, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

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Ho Ho Horrible!

July 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

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This movie is incredibly bad, I really do not recommend watching this one. The story is silly, I mean Santa lives in space and the devil is trying to stop him from bringing toys to kids by making them behave bad? That's crazy.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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On the surface, a cute kids' Christmas film from Mexico. But this has many religious overtones. The Devil whispers in childrens' ears to do bad things; Santa is watching through a telescope from his cloud-castle in the sky and makes note of which kids are good or bad. This is portrayed in an authoritative manner, as if

June 9, 2007