| Title |
The Polar Express / Castle Rock Entertainment presents in association with Shangri-La Entertainment, a Playtone/ImageMovers/Golden Mean production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler ; screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & William Broyles, Jr. ; directed by Robert Zemeckis. |
| OCLC |
182546908 |
| ISBN |
1419852922 |
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9781419852923 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
085391157038 |
| Music number |
115703 Warner Home Video |
| Publisher |
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Belief and doubt -- Drama.
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Express trains -- Drama.
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North Pole -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Christmas films.
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Feature films.
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Animated films.
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Fantasy films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Children's films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition. |
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Blu-ray. |
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Leslie Harter Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Brendan King, Andy Pellick, Josh Eli, Mark Mendonca, Rolandas Hendricks. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Directors of photography, Don Burgess, Robert Presley ; editors, Jeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas ; music score, Alan Silvestri ; original songs, Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designers, Rick Carter, Doug Chiang ; senior visual effects supervisors, Ken Ralston, Jerome Chen. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Summary |
Billy longs to believe in Santa Claus, but he finds it quite difficult to do so. His family has a dogged insistence that all of it, from the North Pole, to the elves, to Santa himself, is all just a myth. This all changes, however, on Christmas Eve, when a mysterious train visits Billy in the middle of the night, promising to take him and a group of other lucky children to the North Pole for a visit with Santa. The train's conductor, along with the other passengers help turn Billy's crisis of faith into a journey of self-discovery. |
| Language note |
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| General note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg. |
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Special features: (480i or 480p Standard Definition ; Dolby Digital stereo.) Smokey and Steamer song; "You look familiar: the many Polar faces of Tom Hanks" featurette; "A genuine ticket to ride" documentary gallery includes 5 featurettes; "True inspirations: an author's adventure:" profiling Chris Van Allsburg; "Believe:" Josh Groban performs at the Greek Theatre; "Behind the scenes of Believe:" bringing a hit song to magical life in the recording studio; "Flurry of effects" gallery: 5 motion-capture sessions; "Meet the Snow Angels:" the moviemakers' Christmas memories; theatrical trailer. |
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