Simple Gifts
1977, English. Directed by Phillip Schopper & R.O. Blechman.
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.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Phillip SchopperDirector
- R.O. BlechmanDirector
- Colleen DewhurstSelf - Host
- Hermione GingoldNarrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice)
- José FerrerNarrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)
- Dean WarehamNarrator (segment "My Christmas") (voice)
- David JonesNarrator (segment "December 25, 1914") (voice)
- Paul Dooley(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
- Claudette Sutherland(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1977
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Maurice Sendak, R.O. Blechman
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Simple Gifts isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1977. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Simple Gifts?
If you liked Simple Gifts, try A Flintstones Christmas Carol, The Cat in the Hat, Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales.
Who directed Simple Gifts?
Simple Gifts (1977) was directed by Phillip Schopper and R.O. Blechman and stars Colleen Dewhurst, Hermione Gingold, José Ferrer.