Simple Gifts
Create a free account Add it to your list, track every episode, rate it.
Synopsis
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.
Details
- Phillip Schopper, R.O. Blechman
- December 3, 1977
- Released
- United States of America
- Thirteen
- 1h
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
-
Colleen DewhurstSelf - Host -
Hermione GingoldNarrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice) -
José FerrerNarrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice) -
Dean WarehamNarrator (segment "My Christmas") (voice)
-
David JonesNarrator (segment "December 25, 1914") (voice)
-
Paul Dooley(segment "Lost & Found") (voice) -
Claudette Sutherland(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
