The Snowman

Dec 15, 1984

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

Snowman Enterprise

Channel 4 Television

TVC London

The Snowman Trailers

Cast

Older James / Narrator (uncredited)

Raymond Briggs

Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)

David Bowie

Narrator (Alternate Version) (uncredited)

Bernard Cribbins

Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Smith

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