The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which Patch, the head elf, strikes out on his own and falls in with an evil toy manufacturer who wants to corner the market and eliminate Santa Claus.
Elenco: Dudley Moore , John Lithgow , David Huddleston , Burgess Meredith , Judy Cornwell , Jeffrey Kramer , Christian Fitzpatrick , Carrie Kei Heim , John Barrard , Anthony O'Donnell , Melvyn Hayes , Don Estelle , Tim Stern , Christopher Ryan , Peter O'Farrell , Dickie Arnold , Aimée Delamain , Dorothea Phillips , John Hallam , Judith Morse , Jerry Harte , Paul Aspland , Sally Cranfield , Michael Drew , Walter Goodman , John Cassady , Ronald Fernee , Michael A. Ross .