Project Detail

Santa/Claws

Synopsis

A Christmas eve encounter between an angry drunken Santa Claus and little nice boy Kevin results in a frenzied chase, where good and evil become confused and help eventually arrives from a most unexpected source.

Details

Year
1998
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Saul Metzstein
Producer
Carolynne Sinclair Kidd
Director of Photography
Neville Kidd
Principal cast
James Cosmo, Paul Gillen
Screen Writers
Jack Lothian & Saul Metzstein

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Production Status

Production Company

Ideal World Productions St Georges Studios, 93-97 St Georges Road Glasgow, G3 6JA, Scotland Tel: 0141 353 3222 Fax: 0141 353 3221

Sales Company

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