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The Snowman ()

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On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)
Raymond Briggs ...
Older James / Narrator (uncredited)
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Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jimmy T. Murakami ... (supervising director)
Dianne Jackson ... (directed by)

Written by

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Raymond Briggs ... (from the book by)

Produced by

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John Coates ... producer
Iain Harvey ... executive producer

Music by

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Howard Blake

Editing by

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John Cary

Art Department

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Hilary Audus ... storyboard artist
Jill Brooks ... design supervisor
Joanna Harrison ... storyboard artist (as Joanna Fryer)
Dianne Jackson ... storyboard artist

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Mario Cassar ... special effects supervisor: Malta

Camera and Electrical Department

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Chris Ashbrook ... camera operator
Peter Turner ... senior camera operator
Roy W. Watford ... camera operator
Robert Edward Crawford ... camera operator: rostrum camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Mike Adams ... key renderer
Alison Atkins ... key renderer
Hilary Audus ... animator
David Baillie ... key renderer
Alan Ball ... animator
Tancy Baran ... background artist (as Tancy Barron)
Rebecca Barclay ... senior renderer
Arthur Butten ... animator (as Arthur Button)
Aruna Buxton ... animator
Vanessa Clegg ... checker
Hester Coblentz ... checker
Steve Colwell ... checker
Frankie Coventry ... key renderer
Vicky Emptage ... key renderer
Michael Gabriel ... background artist
Ann Goodall ... key renderer (as Anne Goodall)
Tony Guy ... animator
Joanna Harrison ... animator (as Joanna Fryer) / background artist (as Joanna Fryer)
Michael Heywood ... key renderer
Carol Hughes ... key renderer
Lucy Humphries ... senior renderer
Dianne Jackson ... animator / animator: Snowman party scene
Elaine Koo ... checker
Ann Kotch ... checker (as Anne Kotch)
Dave Livesey ... animator (as Dave Livesy)
Roger Mainwood ... animator
Milly McMillan ... key renderer (as Millie McMillan)
Jacqui Miller ... Paint and trace artist
Francis Mosley ... key renderer
Russell Murch ... checker (as Russel Murch)
John Offord ... animator (as John Offard)
Edric Radage ... animator (as Eddie Radage)
Isabel Radage ... key renderer (as Isobel Radage)
Jenny Rodwell ... key renderer
Amanda Severne ... key renderer
Paul Shardlow ... background artist
Jan Skelsey ... senior renderer
Claire Walding ... key renderer
Stephen Weston ... animation: flying sequences
Robin White ... animation: flying sequences
Glenn Whiting ... key renderer (as Glen Whitting)
Theresa Wiseman ... key renderer

Music Department

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Howard Blake ... conductor
John Richards ... music engineer

Additional Crew

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Roland Carter ... production coordinator

Thanks

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Dennis Abey ... special thanks
Raymond Briggs ... special thanks
Jim Duffy ... special thanks
Brian Harding ... special thanks
Paul Madden ... special thanks
John Perkins ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Wordless (save for the opening narration and song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas. Written by Jonathan Broxton

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Also Known As
  • Snowman (Canada, English title)
  • Children's Circle: The Snowman (United States)
  • Le Bonhomme de neige (France)
  • Der Schneemann (Germany)
  • A hóember (Hungary)
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  • 26 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Aled Jones, the singer of single "Walking in the Air" that was released in 1985, three years after the film, is much more widely known than Peter Auty who sang the same song in the film. Many people mistakenly believe that Aled Jones also sang the song in the film. Jones sang the chart release because the song had been re-recorded for an advertisement for an English toy store's Christmas campaign (which also featured new animation). See more »
Goofs When James and the Snowman are flying to the North Pole, they fly over some penguins which are not found in that region. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Wind and the Bomb (1986). See more »
Soundtracks Walking in the Air See more »
Quotes James: [singing] We're walking in the air/We're floating in the moonlit sky/The people far below are sleeping as we fly/I'm holding very tight/I'm riding in the midnight blue/I'm finding I can fly so high above with you/All across the world/The villages go by like dreams/The rivers and the hills/The forests and the streams/Children gaze open-mouthed taken by surprise/Nobody down below believes their eyes/We're surfing in the air/We're swimming in the frozen sky/We're drifting over icy mountains floating by/Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep/Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep/We're walking in the air/We're dancing in the midnight sky/And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly.
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