The Snowman

The Snowman

Part of The Snowman Collection

1982•25m•7.6/10

AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(343)

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.

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Production

TVC London, Snowman Enterprises

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

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

David Bowie

David Bowie

Older James (re-released/US version)

Mel Smith

Mel Smith

Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version

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