Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine
2005, Swedish. Directed by Anders Sørensen & Jørgen Lerdam.
The old man PETTSON and his cat FINDUS live on a small farm way out in the countryside in Sweden. Christmas is approaching, and Pettson has given Findus the rash promise that THE TOMTE will come around with gifts for him at Christmas Eve. Pettson does not believe in the Tomte, but in order not to disappoint his cat, he decides to build an artificial Tomte - a mechanical TOMTE MACHINE. Pettson has a hard time keeping the project secret from Findus and getting the machine to actually work in due time. But somehow a mysterious magical force interferes...
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Swedish
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Cast & crew
- Anders SørensenDirector
- Jørgen LerdamDirector
- Tord PetersonPettson (voice)
- Lukas LarssonFindus (voice)
- Gunnar UddénGustavsson (voice)
- Andreas NilssonMailman (voice)
- Mona SeilitzPrillan (voice)
- Birgitta AnderssonSignhild (voice)
- Margaretha ByströmElsa (voice)
- Niclas EkholmForest Ranger (voice)
- Cecilia LundhHen (voice)
- Jenny GilleHen (voice)
- Elvira DietmannJosefina (voice)
- Ludvig DietmannLasse (voice)
Details
- Released
- 25 November 2005
- Original title
- Pettson & Findus - Tomtemaskinen
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden, Germany
- Written by
- Torbjörn Jansson, Sven Nordqvist
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What Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine is based on
Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine is based on The Mechanical Santa (1994) by Sven Nordqvist.
1994
The Mechanical Santa
By Sven Nordqvist
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Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine: quick answers
What should I watch before Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine?
Watch Pettson and Findus (1999) and Pettson & Findus - Kattonauten (2000) first.
What comes after Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine?
Next in the series: Pettson & Findus IV: Forget-Abilities (2009).
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How long is Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine?
Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 November 2005. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine?
Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine (2005) was directed by Anders Sørensen and Jørgen Lerdam and stars Tord Peterson, Lukas Larsson, Gunnar Uddén.
What is Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine based on?
Pettson & Findus: The Santa Machine is based on The Mechanical Santa (1994) by Sven Nordqvist.