''The Christmas Martian'' (french: Le Martien de Noël) is a Canadian children's Christmas comedy film, directed by

Bernard Gosselin Bernard Gosselin (October 5, 1934 – March 20, 2006) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.Jerry White. The Cinema of Canada'. Wallflower Press; 2006. . p. 43–. He is known for his work with the National Film Board of ...

and released in 1971. Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 42. The film stars

Marcel Sabourin Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the centra ...

as Poo Flower, an

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being from Mars who lands his spaceship near a small town in Northern Quebec during the Christmas season, befriending the local children but alarming their parents."Filmmaker sees young as mischievious". ''

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'', October 6, 1971. The film's cast also includes Catherine Leduc, François Gosselin,

Guy L'Écuyer Guy L'Écuyer (July 26, 1931 - September 20, 1985) was a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He was most noted for his performance in André Forcier's 1983 film ''Au clair de la lune'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Act ...

, Roland Chenail, Paul Hébert, Louise Poulin-Roy, Paul Berval, Ernest Guimond,

Yvan Canuel Yvan Canuel (April 8, 1935 - December 26, 1999) was a Canadian actor from Quebec."Actor Canuel, 65". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 29, 1999. He was most noted for his role in the 1993 film '' La Florida'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee fo ...

, Yvon Leroux and Reine Malo, as well as narration by Marc-André Coallier. It was the first children's film ever made in Canada by a commercial studio independently of either the National Film Board of Canada or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After producer

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launched the '' Tales for All'' series of children's films in the 1980s, the film was retroactively incorporated into that series. ''Canuxploitation'', a film blog devoted to Canadian B-movies, wrote that the film was "easily the most insane example of Canadian children's cinema ever conceived. Nonsensical and embarrassingly low-budget, Le Martien de Noël wildly bounces from wacky action sequences to unrelated tangents, all highlighted by special effects even the most distracted seven year-old could see through. In other words, it's great!" The film has occasionally been rebroadcast on television during the Christmas season, most commonly on science fiction channels.Tony Atherton, "It's Christmastime on television". ''

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'', November 28, 2003.

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* 1971 films 1971 comedy films Canadian children's comedy films Canadian Christmas comedy films Quebec films Canadian independent films Canadian science fiction comedy films 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films 1970s Christmas comedy films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub

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