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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

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Directors:
Chuck Jones
Ben Washam (co-director)
Writers:
Dr. Seuss (book)
Irv Spector (additional story) ...
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Release Date:
18 December 1966 (USA) more
Plot:
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville. full summary | add synopsis
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The True, Original Classic! more (79 total)

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Boris Karloff ... Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
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Also Known As:
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
26 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Dr. Seuss was initially uninterested in animating this or any of his books, but Chuck Jones managed to persuade him. more
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Continuity: When the three chefs are bringing the meal to the table one of their hats keeps switching between white and blue. more
Quotes:
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Narrator: Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville - did not. The Grinch hated Christmas - the whole Christmas season. Now, please don't ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head wasn't screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
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The True, Original Classic!, 20 November 2001
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Author: shark-43 from L.A. CA

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.

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