Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

1977

Action / Animation / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 56% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2639 2.6K

holiday donkey stop motion christmas riding a donkey donkey ears

Director

Jules Bass Photo
Jules Bass

Top cast

Don Messick Photo
Don Messick as Roman Soldier
Brenda Vaccaro Photo
Brenda Vaccaro as Tilly
Roger Miller Photo
Roger Miller as Speiltoe / Narrator
Brian Cummings Photo
Brian Cummings as Nestor's Father
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225.39 MB
958*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
12 hr 24 min
Seeds 6
418.63 MB
1436*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
12 hr 24 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tera-Jones 8 / 10

Another Nice Rankin-Bass Film

Another Rankin-Bass Production I grew up with - I was 5 years old when this came out. I still like this one in spite the fact it's a religious animation. If you can see past the religious aspect of the film then you might like this animation. If you are religious then you should give this film a try.I always found Nestor adorable - those ears really makes him that way. He's as cute as the New Years Baby in Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976). Being a misfit myself, I have a soft spot for misfit characters.Nestor is made fun of by others and is soon kicked out of his home. His mother follows him into the blizzard and dies, leaving Nestor alone. Nestor befriends a cherub who takes the donkey to meet with his destiny.Good film short.8/10.
Reviewed by utgard14 8 / 10

Beautiful Touching Christmas Story

Lovely, touching Christmas special from Rankin-Bass. It's a real tearjerker so be prepared! The story is about Nestor the donkey, who has abnormally long ears. Because of his freakish ears, he is disliked and shunned. He suffers tragedy and heartache. Eventually though, long story short, his ears prove to be a blessing. Great writing, characters, stop-motion animation, and songs. This is a beautiful story that has more heart than anything they put out today. Due to it being tied into the Nativity story, it's not likely to be shown on TV much these days. Seek it out if you can. It's a real treat. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Reviewed by Jackson-6

I love this film!

This is one of my favorites of the shorter Christmas specials. I bought it several years ago and it has made me cry since I was a little kid, but I think I cry even more now. The early years of Nestor's life are the parts that are really heart-wrenching. It's the same old story of a character who is made fun of unmercilessly by his peers because of a different physical attribute, in this case it happens to be his abnormally long ears. All the while in the background the same song plays throughout, a pretty little tune explaining Nestor's plight, and it only makes you cry more. By the time it gets around to the part where he is chosen to carry Mary to Bethlehem, I am a blubbering idiot. But this gem of a Christmas special is well worth making it part of your collection or even catching it on FAM's 25 Days of Christmas. They show it every year and I highly recommend it for anyone who loves Christmas and is sentimental like me. Also great for kids.
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