Movie
Simple Gifts
Released: December 3, 1977 (1977)
Runtime: 60 minutes
Genres: Animation, TV Movie
A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Hermione Gingold as Narrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice)
Age at release: 79
- José Ferrer as Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
Age at release: 65
- Colleen Dewhurst as Self - Host
Age at release: 53
- Paul Dooley as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
Age at release: 49
- Claudette Sutherland as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
Age at release: 38
- Dean Wareham as Narrator (segment "My Christmas") (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
- David Jones as Narrator (segment "December 25, 1914") (voice)
Age at release: Unknown