Around the World with Dot

Around the World with Dot (also known as Dot and Santa Claus)[1] is a 1981 Australian animated film directed by Yoram Gross and starring Drew Forsythe and Ron Haddrick.[2] It is a sequel to Dot and the Kangaroo.

Around the World with Dot
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Directed byYoram Gross
Screenplay byJohn Palmer
Yoram Gross
Based onDot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley
Produced byYoram Gross
StarringDrew Forsythe
Ron Haddrick
Music byBob Young
John Sangster
Production
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Distributed bySatori (Australia)
Release date
  • 23 June 1981 (1981-06-23) (Australia)
Running time
80 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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Dot joins a swagman named Danny dressed as Father Christmas on a tour of the world to see everyone celebrate Christmas in their own different ways. They search for a long lost beloved joey, the child of the kangaroo Dot had met when she lost her way home.

Cast

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Live action

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Animated

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References

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  1. ^ Around the World with Dot at Yoram Gross Films
  2. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 17. ISBN 9781476672939.
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