The Snowman (1982)
The Snowman (1982)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Jill Brooks
Supervising Art Director
David Bowie
Older James (re-released version)
Raymond Briggs
Older James
Mel Smith
Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version
Iain Harvey
Executive Producer
Jimmy T. Murakami
Director
Dianne Jackson
Director
Hilary Audus
Animation / Storyboard
John Coates
Producer
Howard Blake
Composer
Peter Auty
Vocals
John Cary
Editor
John Richards
Sound Engineer
Roger Mainwood
Animation
Paul Shardlow
Background Designer
Alan Ball
Animation
Tony Guy
Animation
Dave Livesey
Animation
Joanna Fryer
Animation / Storyboard / Background Designer
Arthur Button
Animation
Eddie Radage
Animation
John Offard
Animation
Tancy Barron
Background Designer
Michael Gabriel
Background Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 26, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time25m
Content RatingG
Genres
Wiki.
The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4. It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success. It was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 55th Academy Awards and won a BAFTA TV Award.
The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake. It has no dialogue, with the exception of the central song, "Walking in the Air". The orchestral score was performed by the Sinfonia of London and the song was performed by Peter Auty, a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy.The film ranked at number 71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. It was voted number 4 in UKTV Gold's Greatest TV Christmas Moments. It came third in Channel 4's poll of 100 Greatest Christmas Moments in 2004. Its broadcast, usually on Christmas Eve on Channel 4, has become an annual festive event in the UK. Also in Finland, The Snowman (Lumiukko in Finnish) has been shown on television every Christmas Eve since 1992.A sequel, The Snowman and the Snowdog, was released in 2012.