The Chimes
“A claymation Christmas story by XYZoo Animation”
1999•G•23m•7.0•Released
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A claymation adaptation of "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In". The Chimes was a short novel by Charles Dickens which was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books": five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.
Director
Lindsay Van Blerk
Studio
Billy Budd Films
Cast
Cindy Harrison
Derek Jacobi
Narrator
Gordon Van Rooyen
Julian Ford
Keith Grenville
Michelle Scott
Neville Powise
Pippa Duffy
Ronald France
Production
Company
Billy Budd Films
Company
XYZOO Animation
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