Simple Gifts
A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.
Year: 1977
Studio: Thirteen, Educational Broadcasting Corporation
Director: R.O. Blechman, Phillip Schopper
Cast: Colleen Dewhurst, Hermione Gingold, José Ferrer, Dean Wareham, David Jones, Paul Dooley
Crew: R.O. Blechman (Director), Maurice Sendak (Writer), Arnold Black (Music), Michael Sporn (Assistant Director), Joe Canestro (Editor), Theodore Roosevelt (Original Concept)
Runtime: 60 minutes
Release: Dec 03, 1977
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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