Comment le Grinch a volé Noël !

Original title: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

TV Movie
1966
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26m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

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Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in Comment le Grinch a volé Noël ! (1966)

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Hand-Drawn Animation Holiday Animation Holiday Comedy Holiday Family Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Holiday Musical

A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

63K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Narrator
(voice)
…

Thurl Ravenscroft

Singer
(uncredited)
…

June Foray

Cindy Lou Who
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dal McKennon

Max
(voice)
(uncredited)

Directors
- Chuck Jones
- Ben Washam
Writers
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Trivia
Boris Karloff's voice changes when he speaks for the Grinch. Originally he spoke in his "Narrator" voice throughout. After recording was complete, the highs in his voice were mechanically removed for the Grinch, giving him the gravelly voice heard in the finished version.

Goofs
As the Grinch closes the bedroom door, the part of the coat visible between his arm and collar are left unpainted.

Quotes
Narrator: He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas, he thought... doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps... means a little bit more!

Crazy credits
The complete credit for Boris Karloff in the opening credits reads as follows: "the sounds of the Grinch are by Boris Karloff... and read by Boris Karloff too!"

Alternate versions
American network TV prints often eliminate the verse from "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" that begins, "You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch." In addition, a sequence showing the Grinch leering at a little girl with an evil grin is usually deleted.

Connections
Edited into In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)

Soundtracks
Overture
(1966) (uncredited)
(includes "Welcome Christmas")
Music by Albert Hague
Conducted by Eugene Poddany

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Featured review

10/10

The True, Original Classic!

There is only one TRUE version of the GRINCH and this is it. Practically perfect, this little cartoon has all the heart andbite and sweetness of the classic book. Between Karloff's wonderful reading and Chuck Jones' spirited animation and direction, this is a Christmas masterpiece. I cant begin to hide my contempt for the mega-budgeted, bloated, all flash disaster that Ron Howard made recently. Hey, fine, go crazy, what worries me is that small kids will ONLY see the Jim Carrey's latex puppet mess andnot the original. PLEASE seek this out for your kids. It is beautiful.