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The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)

The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)

Drama TV Movie

He couldn't stop the war, but he wouldn't let the war stop Christmas.

Release Date: 2002, December 15
Directors: Sturla Gunnarsson
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Cast: Ed Asner, Ari Cohen, Daniel Kash, Bill Lake, Jason Alexander, Kelly Rowan, Kenneth Welsh, Jayne Eastwood, Brad Borbridge, François Klanfer, Naomi Emmerson, David Talbot

Overview:

Alfred Carlton Gilbert invented the Erector Set and is trying to get it onto the toy shelves of the country. A.C. is startled to be summoned to the White House, where top officials ask him to convert the toy factory into a weapons manufacturing company for the duration of the war. "No" is really not an option, for fear of being labeled unpatriotic so the switch is made. Later, government officials ask A.C. to be their spokesman for a campaign to avoid "toy giving" for the coming holidays and buy war bonds instead. With a young son himself, who looks forward to Christmas like any other child, what will A.C. do this time?

Keywords:

based on true story christmas world war i