When Santa Fell to Earth (2011)
Christmas is just two weeks away, it is pouring with rain, and Ben is struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. Suddenly, Bens life takes a turn for the better when Santa Niklas Goodfellow and his Christmas caravan come crashing down to Earth in the middle of thunderstorm and land in Foggy Lane. Santa is on the run from the ruthless Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and his army of nutcrackers who have outlawed all of the old magical ways and have transformed the bright and peaceful Christmas world into a dark and hostile place, governed by greed and money. Goblynch has banned work for all Santas and confined the Christmas angels to tiny prison cells, where they can no longer hear the dearest wishes of children. Goblynch also wants to force Santa Niklas Goodfellow, the last real Santa, to work for his commercialized Christmas company and forces him to do hard labour in the ordering department of the Christmas Palace.
Director: Oliver Dieckmann
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Alexander Scheer as Niklas Julebukk |
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Mercedes Jadea Diaz as Charlotte Blumenfeld |
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Jessica Schwarz as Lena Schuster |
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Fritz Karl as Fred Schuster |
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Volker Lechtenbrink as Waldemar Wichteltod |
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Christine Urspruch as Matilda |
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Charly Hübner as Emmanuel |
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Noah Kraus as Ben Schuster |
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Annette Paulmann as Frau Hörnchen |
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Paul Alhäuser as Mike |
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Tamino Wecker as Jonas |
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Eric Evers as Chris |
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Angie Mögele as Verkäuferin |
| Directing | Oliver Dieckmann | Director |
| Production | Bernd Krause | Producer |
| Writing | Benjamin Biehn | Writer |
| Writing | Cornelia Funke | Novel |
| Sound | Péter Wolf | Music |
| Writing | Uschi Reich | Writer |
| Editing | Christian Nauheimer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Spanier | Costume Design |
| Production | Uschi Reich | Producer |
| Art | Maximilian Lange | Production Design |
| Camera | Alexander Fischerkoesen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Robin Getrost | Writer |