Cinematic background from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966 - Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1966

Animation, Comedy, Family

Directors:
Ben Washam, Chuck Jones
Writers:
Dr. Seuss, Irv Spector, Bob Ogle
Official poster of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a cat sitting on top of a cliff; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A girl is looking out a window in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A drawing of a person on a sled with a bag of presents on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a little girl looking sad; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a person walking in front of a tea pot; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A room decorated for a christmas party with decorations; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a person holding an orange on top of a cake; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing next to each other in the snow; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a bench in the middle of a snowy field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A girl in a pink dress looking at a christmas wreath; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon dog sitting in the middle of a snowy field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a dog hanging from a rope; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing in the middle of a snowy field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a dog with a beard and a mustache; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A drawing of the head of the grinch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – The grinch sitting under a christmas tree in the middle of a snowy field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a snow covered evergreen forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of the grinch riding a sled down a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – An animated scene of a circle of people in a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing in a circle in front of a bright light; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a christmas tree in the middle of a snowy field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a red curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A drawing of the head of the grinch with red eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A drawing of the grinch holding up a branch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – An animated picture of a snowy mountain with trees and buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a ski slope with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A man riding a snowboard down a snow covered slope; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing around a christmas tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing next to each other in the snow; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A person riding a bike on top of a snow covered slope; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – The characters from dr; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of the grinch in a santa suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A dog sitting on the floor of a cave; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of the grinch and cindy lou who; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a dog holding a stick in the air; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – An artistic drawing of a candle in the middle of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – An animated picture of an orange sled on a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a dog with a stick in its mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a dog being pulled by a rope; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of two people sleeping on a bed; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – An apple being held on a plate by two hands; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a mountain with snow on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a dog hanging from a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A drawing of a decorated christmas tree in a room with presents; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – Many bells hanging from the ceiling; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A purple and yellow painting of a hill and a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing next to each other in the snow; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a dog and the grinch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – The grinch is pulling a dog on a sled; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a group of people playing instruments; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people standing in front of an animated scene; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon character eating an apple; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people sitting around a table with candles on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A painting of a bag of money in the snow; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A person skiing down the side of a snow covered slope; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), directed by Ben Washam – A cartoon of a man playing a trumpet; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle