The Overcoat

Jul 14, 2018

0h 30m

★ 8.0

Overview

An animated adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story about an office worker who saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

A Film Estonia

Giant Animation

The Overcoat Trailers

Cast

Petrovich (voice)

Michael McElhatton

Fyodor (voice)

Sam McGovern

Grandfather (voice)

Alfred Molina

Commissioner (voice)

Mikel Murfi

Akaky (voice)

Cillian Murphy

Anna (voice)

Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Bob and Larry are preparing for their first Christmas show in Mr. Nezzer's theater and the show seems to be headed for disaster. Bob begins to wonder how to celebrate Christmas when everything is going wrong. It's when the Veggies go back to the very first Christmas, where times were tough and things didn't seem to be working out, that they all learn the promise of Christmas - God is with us. It's a timeless story of hope that every family will enjoy!

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