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The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer Boy

1968TV Movie⏱️ 25mApproved
AnimationDramaFamilyFantasyMusical
6.9
IMDB Rating
7,274 votes

An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
José Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray
Release Date
December 19, 1968
Language
English
Country
United States, Japan
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

José Ferrer
José Ferrer
as Ben Haramed
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
as Aaron's Father
June Foray
June Foray
as Aaron's Mother
Ted Eccles
Ted Eccles
as Aaron
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
as Our Story Teller
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Wiener Sängerknaben
as Themselves

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
4:3
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions

🏷️ Keywords

drumdrummerboydrummer boychristmas movie

🎯 Categories

Holiday AnimationHoliday FamilyStop Motion AnimationAnimationDramaFamilyFantasyHolidayMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Delightfully Entertaning
by jjkaul2002-01-10
10/10

"Each year as the Christmas season unfolds I look forward to the showing of The Little Drummer Boy. Aaron, along with his drumming of the movie's title music always brings tears to my eyes, but they are happy tears because of the love and compassion that fills this little child. It is a wonderful story that I believe everyone should do themselves a favor and watch at least once. I find myself humming the title song for days after seeing the film...."

💡 Did You Know?

When restoring the film in 1998 for its 30th anniversary, it was found that the original master 35mm elements for the film were lost. As such, 16mm B-roll footage had to be used instead. Although the sound quality was improved, a majority of the sound effects were lost and a crucial piece of narration by Greer Garson was mistakenly replaced by a scratch track of Paul Frees voicing the line.

📖 Synopsis

An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.