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The Blue Arrow is a italien film of genre Animation directed by Enzo D'Alò with Mary Tyler Moore
The Blue Arrow (1996)
La freccia azzurra
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Add to a movie listHow the Toys Saved Christmas (Original Italian title La freccia azzurra, English: The Blue Arrow) is a 1996 Italian animated film directed by Enzo D'Alò.
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When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves starting with a wind-up teddy bear going to the little boy's bed, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes. Meanwhile, a young boy named Francesco tries to find his true Christmas present - one special friend. In the end, the toys deliver themselves, but Scarafoni still has the money. However, everyone rushes to the toy shop and find Scarafoni with the money and manage to get it back from him, as Scarafoni is sent to prison. Francesco gets his true friend - a new puppy whose name is Jingles.Actors
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