The Monster's Christmas

The Monster's Christmas

1981•47m•5.0/10

FamilyFantasyTV MovieAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(4)

On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes to investigate. She finds one of the monsters, who has come seeking help to defeat an evil witch that has stolen all the monsters' voices.

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Production

Gibson Film Productions, New Zealand National Film Unit, Television New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission, Children's Film Fund of the I.Y.C. Telethon Trust, Tourist Hotel (NZ)

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lucy McGrath

Girl

Paul Farrell

Mountain Monster

Lee Hatherly

Witch

Paul Jenden

Insect Monster

Jane Waddell

TV Witch

Roger Page

Mud Monster

Ingrid Prosser

Mud Monster

Michael Wilson

Nasty

Bernard Kearns

Monster Voices (voice)

Jeremy Stephens

Monster Voices (voice)

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