The Christmas Star

A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.

Cast

Ed Asner

as Horace McNickle

René Auberjonois

as Sumner

Jim Metzler

as Stuart Jameson

Susan Tyrrell

as Sara

Alan North

as Captain Whittaker

Fred Gwynne

as Waters

Frank C. Turner

as Sad Sack Santa

Karen Landry

as Clara Jameson

Philip Bruns

as Lucky

Nicolas Van Burek

as Billy Jameson

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