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Santa Claus and the Magic Drum is a 51 minute long Finnish-Hungarian animation released in 1996. The story is based on a 1995 children's book of the same name by Mauri Kunnas. The movie has been recorded in Finnish, English (British) and Swedish. It was made for TV broadcasting and was first shown on Christmas Eve 1996, and has been broadcast on YLE TV2 nearly every Christmas Eve since. Santa Claus and the Magic Drum has been sold to over 40 countries.
Original Release
12/24/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Esa Saario | Joulupukki |
| Ulla Tapaninen | Joulupukin muori |
| Henna Haverinen | Noora |
| Olli Parviainen | Ville |
| Aarre Karén | Vekara |
| Veikko Honkanen | Agricola / Sakari Sokeri |
| Vesa Vierikko | Juho Vaneeri |
| Eija Ahvo | Tara |
| Markku Riikonen | Feetu Fakteri / Feetu Faktori |
| Rinna Paatso | Nelli Nukkemaakari |
Directors
Mauri Kunnas, Pekka Lehtosaari
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Esa Saario | Joulupukki |
| Ulla Tapaninen | Joulupukin muori |
| Henna Haverinen | Noora |
| Olli Parviainen | Ville |
| Aarre Karén | Vekara |
| Veikko Honkanen | Agricola / Sakari Sokeri |
| Vesa Vierikko | Juho Vaneeri |
| Eija Ahvo | Tara |
| Markku Riikonen | Feetu Fakteri / Feetu Faktori |
| Rinna Paatso | Nelli Nukkemaakari |
| Annamari Metsävainio | Bertta Bitti |
| Antti Pääkkönen | Martti |
| Sami Aarva | Lentäjä |
| Jarkko Tamminen | Lentäjä |
| Seppo Pääkkönen | Antti |
| Péter Beregi | (voice) |
| Tamás Bolba | (voice) |
| Peppe Forsblom | Ville / Sackarias Socker |
| Mariann Kocsis | (voice) |
| Ilona Molnár | (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Marietta Dárdai | Producer |
| Jussi-Pekka Koskiranta | Producer |
| Mihály Kürti | Producer |
| Lóránd Poich | Producer |
| Juha Vakkuri | Producer |
