Attenborough voted top movie Santa

Lord Attenborough’s heart-warming portrayal of Santa was the greatest movie Father Christmas of all time, according to film fans. The actor’s performance as Kris Kringle in the 1994 remake of Miracle On 34th Street beat the likes of Tim Allen and Tom...

Lord Attenborough’s heart-warming portrayal of Santa was the greatest movie Father Christmas of all time, according to film fans.

The actor’s performance as Kris Kringle in the 1994 remake of Miracle On 34th Street beat the likes of Tim Allen and Tom Hanks to the top spot. Billy Bob Thornton’s drunken conman character from Bad Santa was an unlikely runner-up in the poll by film rental service Lovefilm.

Mr Thornton – nominated for a Golden Globe award for his part in the film – is the north-polar opposite of the classic cuddly Claus, dressing as Santa to rip off department stores.

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