How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996): Cast & Plot
How the Toys Saved Christmas is a 1996 family animated film directed by Enzo D’Alò, starring Lella Costa as La Befana (voice), Dario Fo and Alida Milana. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Enzo D’Alò
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Alpha-Film (II)
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How the Toys Saved Christmas About?
The premise of How the Toys Saved Christmas without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A magical story of belief and adventure when Santa’s helper La Befana falls ill on Christmas Eve and enlists Scarafoni to deliver the toys. The toys learn he plans to auction them, endangering gifts for good children. They set out to deliver themselves, evading the greedy planner and finding their true homes.
How the Toys Saved Christmas Themes & Keywords
· 28 tags- snow adventure
- christmas in danger
- good versus evil
- toy
- christmas
- fear
- dog
- magic
- boat
- chase
- toyland
- dream
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- fantasy world
- kidnapping
- village
- toy boat
- gift
- snow
- villain
- train
- boy
- toy train
- toy store
- talking doll
- home delivery
- fairy tale
- escape
- based on novel
How the Toys Saved Christmas Cast & Characters
Lella Costa leads the cast as La Befana (voice), with Dario Fo as Scarafoni (voice) and Alida Milana as Francesco (voice). Directed by Enzo D’Alò; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Enzo D’Alò
- Lella Costa as La Befana (voice)
- Dario Fo as Scarafoni (voice)
- Alida Milana as Francesco (voice)
- Roberto Pedicini as Scarpa (voice)
Also Starring in How the Toys Saved Christmas
· 8 more- Monica Bertolotti Spicciola (voice)
- Luigi Ferraro Soldato (voice)
- Christian Iansante Il macchinista (voice)
- Roberto Certomà Marito Povero (voice)
- Elena Perino Marina (voice)
- Alessio De Filippis
- Laura Cosenza Moglie Povera (voice)
- Marco Bresciani Pilota (voice)
More from Enzo D’Alò
More films directed by Enzo D’Alò: A Greyhound of a Girl, Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: The Mystery of the Stolen Notes, Pinocchio and Opopomoz.
How the Toys Saved Christmas Plot Summary
What happens in How the Toys Saved Christmas from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On the Epiphany Eve, La Befana Lella Costa falls ill and must take a night off, prompting her to recruit Scarafoni Dario Fo to help deliver all the toys meant for Italian children. But Scarafoni has a darker plan: he intends to auction the toys to the highest bidder, robbing the good-hearted kids of their gifts. The toys, aware of the danger, decide to take matters into their own hands and embark on a perilous journey to ensure their messages of hope reach the homes where they belong. The tale follows their determined escape and their quiet, hopeful mission to reach the children who have waited all year for a little magic.
Full summary
The whole story of How the Toys Saved Christmas, scene by scene
How the Toys Saved Christmas Trailers & Videos
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How the Toys Saved Christmas FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of How the Toys Saved Christmas, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How the Toys Saved Christmas?
How the Toys Saved Christmas runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was How the Toys Saved Christmas released?
How the Toys Saved Christmas was released on December 5, 1996.
Who directed How the Toys Saved Christmas?
How the Toys Saved Christmas was directed by Enzo D’Alò.
More films by Enzo D’Alò Who is in the cast of How the Toys Saved Christmas?
How the Toys Saved Christmas stars Lella Costa as La Befana (voice), Dario Fo as Scarafoni (voice) and Alida Milana as Francesco (voice), among 12 credited actors.
Does How the Toys Saved Christmas have a post-credit scene?
No. How the Toys Saved Christmas has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is How the Toys Saved Christmas in?
The original language of How the Toys Saved Christmas is Italian.
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