The Snowman

Dec 26, 1982

0h 25m

★ 7.5

Overview

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

Genres

Adventure

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

TVC London

Snowman Enterprises

The Snowman Trailers

Cast

Older James / Narrator during original 1982 British television broadcast (uncredited)

Raymond Briggs

Older James (re-released/US version)

David Bowie

Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version

Mel Smith

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6.0

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6.0

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6.1

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6.7

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6.0

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6.2

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6.6

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5.3

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5.9

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5.0

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6.4

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6.2

Alias St. Nick

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7.0

Christmas Comes But Once a Year

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7.0

Peace on Earth

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The Snowman

Overview

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