The Polar Express

The Polar Express is a 2004 motion capture computer-animated fantasy film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg. Written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the human characters in the film were animated using live action performance capture technique, with the exception of the waiters who dispense hot chocolate on the train, because their feats were impossible for live actors to achieve. Performance capture... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 21, 2004

Directed by:

Rating:

G (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 40 min

Also known as:

  • The Polar Express,
  • The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience

Film

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1951) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Zemeckis first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of the comedic time-travel Back to the Future film series, as well as the Academy Award-winning live-action/animation epic Who Framed...

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2004
  • Nov 22, 2005
  • Nov 10, 2004
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Costume design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 40 min

Languages:

Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 150,000,000

Soundtrack:

Distributors:

Distributor Year Region Film distribution medium
  • 2004
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Adapted From

The Polar Express

The Polar Express is a 1985 children's book (ISBN 0-86264-143-8) written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. It was adapted as an Oscar-nominated motion-capture film in 2004 starring Tom Hanks. The book is now widely considered to be a...

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Award-Nominated Work

People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie Nominees

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