The Polar Express

Overview

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Release date

Nov 10, 2004

Rating

6.722 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 40 minutes

Genres

Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy

Cast

Tom Hanks
As Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie Zemeckis
As Sister Sarah / Mother
Eddie Deezen
As Know-It-All
Nona Gaye
As Hero Girl (voice)
Peter Scolari
As Billy - Lonely Boy
Michael Jeter
As Smokey / Steamer
Josh Hutcherson
As Hero Boy (motion capture)
Daryl Sabara
As Hero Boy (voice)
Jimmy Bennett
As Lonely Boy (voice)
Tinashe
As Hero Girl (motion capture)
Brendan King
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As Pastry Chef
Andy Pellick
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As Pastry Chef
Josh Eli
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As Waiter
Mark Mendonca
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As Waiter
Rolondas Hendricks
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As Waiter
Mark Goodman
As Waiter
Jon Scott
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As Waiter
Gregory Gast
As Waiter
Sean Scott
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As Waiter
Gordon Hart
As Waiter
Chris Coppola
As Toothless Boy / Elf
Julene Renee
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As Red Head Girl / Elf
Charles Fleischer
As Elf General
Steven Tyler
As Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer
Phil Fondacaro
As Elf
Debbie Lee Carrington
As Elf
Mark Povinelli
As Elf
Ed Gale
As Elf
Dante Pastula
As Little Boy
André Sogliuzzo
As Smokey / Steamer (voice)
Isabella Peregrina
As Sister Sarah (voice)
Eric Newton
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As Acrobatic Elf
Aidan O'Shea
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As Acrobatic Elf
Aaron Hendry
As Acrobatic Elf
Kevin C. Carr
As Acrobatic Elf
Bee Jay Joyer
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As Acrobatic Elf
Jena Carpenter
As Acrobatic Elf
Karine Mauffrey
As Acrobatic Elf
Elisabeth P. Carpenter
As Acrobatic Elf
Bill Forchion
As Acrobatic Elf
Devin Henderson
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As Acrobatic Elf
Sagiv Ben-Binyamin
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As Acrobatic Elf
Ashly Holloway
As Sister Sarah
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
As Know-It-All
Chantel Valdivieso
As Hero Girl
Hayden McFarland
As Lonely Boy
Connor Matheus
As Toothless Boy
Evan Sabara
As Young Boy
Jack Angel
As Wolves (uncredited)
Rodger Bumpass
As Wolves (uncredited)
Dylan Cash
As Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Cody Klop
As Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Patrick Stogner
As (uncredited)

Crew

William Broyles Jr.
Role: Screenplay
Robert Presley
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Role: Director of Photography
Scot Boland
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Role: Casting
Joanna Johnston
Role: Costume Design
Chris Van Allsburg
Role: Executive Producer
Karen O'Hara
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Role: Set Decoration
William Teitler
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Role: Producer
Jack Rapke
Role: Executive Producer
Robert Zemeckis
Role: Screenplay
Victoria Burrows
Role: Casting
Steve Starkey
Role: Producer
Alan Silvestri
Role: Original Music Composer
Robert Zemeckis
Role: Director
Doug Chiang
Role: Production Design
Rick Carter
Role: Production Design
R. Orlando Duenas
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Role: Editor
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
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Role: Editor
Tom Hanks
Role: Executive Producer
Robert Zemeckis
Role: Producer
Don Burgess
Role: Director of Photography
Gary Goetzman
Role: Producer
Brian Magerkurth
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Role: Sound Recordist
Debbie Denise
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Role: Associate Producer
Steven J. Boyd
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Role: Co-Producer
Josh McLaglen
Role: Associate Producer
Peter M. Tobyansen
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Role: Associate Producer
Scott Guitteau
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Role: Sound Effects Editor
Sean Phillips
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Role: Digital Effects Supervisor
David C. Hughes
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Role: Sound Effects Editor
Tom Johnson
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew L. Jones
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Role: Assistant Art Director
Jim Wallis
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Role: Assistant Art Director
Rob Bredow
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Role: Digital Effects Supervisor
Diana Goodwin
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Role: Art Department Coordinator
Patrick B. O'Brien
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Role: Camera Operator
François Duhamel
Role: Still Photographer
Mike Stassi
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Role: Assistant Art Director
David Schaub
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Role: Animation Supervisor
Mark Lambert
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Role: Digital Effects Supervisor
Tony Fanning
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Role: Art Direction
Luca Kouimelis
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Role: Script Supervisor
John Carrafa
Role: Choreographer
Pamela Wise
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Role: Costume Supervisor
Dennis Leonard
Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Kathryn Blondell
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Role: Hair Designer
Alison Learned Wolf
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Role: First Assistant Editor
James Hegedus
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Role: Art Direction
Randy Thom
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Villarino
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Role: Construction Coordinator
Alicia Maccarone
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Role: Art Direction
Erin Collins Butler
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Role: Art Department Coordinator
Norman Newberry
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Role: Art Direction
Scott Herbertson
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Role: Assistant Art Director
Dennis Sands
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John P. Goldsmith
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Role: Assistant Art Director
Craig Sost
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Role: Visual Effects Producer
Alberto Menache
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Role: Digital Effects Supervisor
Martin A. Kline
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Role: Visual Effects Art Director
Josh McLaglen
Role: Unit Production Manager
Rick Kelly
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Role: Second Assistant Director
Jeffrey Beck
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Role: Set Designer
Kenneth A. Larson
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Role: Set Designer
Todd Cherniawsky
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Role: Set Designer
Masako Masuda
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Role: Set Designer
Chris Van Allsburg
Role: Book
Cathlyn Marshall
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Role: Set Designer
Randy Thom
Role: Sound Designer
Smokey Stover
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Role: Set Designer
Jackson Bishop
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Role: Set Designer
Kseniya Hoppe
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Role: Set Designer
George Denes Suhayda
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Role: Visual Effects Art Director
Glen Ballard
Role: Songs
Chris Juen
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Role: Digital Producer
Alex Olivares
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Role: First Assistant Editor
Josh McLaglen
Role: First Assistant Director
Vladimir Todorov
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Role: Character Designer
Alan Silvestri
Role: Songs
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Role: Key Makeup Artist
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
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Role: VFX Editor
Timothy Eaton
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Role: Visual Effects Editor
Mark P. Coo
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Role: Grip
Carlos Pedroza
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Role: Layout
Ryan Chan
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Role: Assistant Editor
Steven C. McGee
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Role: Chief Lighting Technician
Corey Hels
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Role: Layout
Maks Naporowski
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Role: Layout
Juan Gonzalez
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Role: Layout
Audrey L. Anzures
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Role: Key Hair Stylist
Robin L. Miller
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Role: Property Master
William Ross
Role: Orchestrator
William B. Kaplan
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Role: Production Sound Mixer
Cary Weitz
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Role: Boom Operator
Randy Cantor
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Role: Transportation Coordinator
Sue Fox
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Role: Foley Editor
Terry Haggar
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Role: Color Timer
Fernando Benítez
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Role: Layout
Daniel C. Striepeke
Role: Makeup Artist
Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
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Role: Rigging Gaffer
Michael Lantieri
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Role: Special Effects Coordinator
Jane E. Russell
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Role: Unit Publicist
Josh Einsohn
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Role: Casting Assistant
Will Files
Role: Sound Design Assistant
Jon Null
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Role: Dialogue Editor
Gabriela Ríos
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Role: Production Coordinator
Michael J. Coo
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Role: Key Grip
E. Larry Oatfield
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Role: Foley Editor
Joseph Thomas
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Role: Layout
Kenneth Karman
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Role: Music Editor
Conrad Pope
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Role: Orchestrator
Richard Robinson
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Role: Propmaker
Glen Gustafson
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Role: Lighting Artist
Ryan Cosgrove
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Role: Art Department Assistant
Anthony Almaraz
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Role: Set Costumer
David C. Potter
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Role: Leadman
Jep Hill
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Role: Sequence Supervisor
Scott Owen
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Role: Set Dressing Artist
Dana Gong
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Role: Post Production Assistant
Ronald A. Miller
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Role: Rigging Grip
Allen Robinson
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Role: Stunt Coordinator
Edward J. Cox
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Role: Best Boy Electric
John E. Sasaki
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Role: Digital Compositors
Timothy Loughran
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Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Samuel R. Harrison III
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Role: Video Assist Operator
Susan Fried
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Role: Casting Associate
Mark Scoon
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Role: Executive In Charge Of Production
Martin L'Heureux
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Role: Animation
Ketty Gonzalez
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Role: Hairstylist
Paulie DiCocco
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Role: Driver
William B. Kaplan
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Role: Sound Mixer
Christopher Burdorf
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Role: Software Engineer
Oscar G. Castillo
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Role: Visual Effects
Jim Berney
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Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Feola
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Role: Construction Foreman
Enfys Dickinson
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Role: Creative Producer
Ken C. Wu
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Role: Set Production Assistant
Maureen Beatty
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Role: Storyboard
Mark Chadwick
Role: Stunts
Gene Radzik
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Role: Dolby Consultant
Daryl C. Lefever
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Role: Production Accountant
Gabriela Ríos
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Role: Production Office Coordinator
Sande Scoredos
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Role: Production Supervisor
Oliver Scholl
Role: Production Illustrator
Tom Armbruster
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Role: Motion Capture Artist
Ronald G. Roumas
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Role: Sound Recordist
Alex Tysowsky
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Role: Animation
David Howard
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Role: Camera Operator
W. Layne Mcdonald
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Role: Additional Editing
Keith Paciello
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Role: Animation
Marco Marenghi
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Role: Animation
Seth Hippen
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Role: Animation
Jon L. Hooper
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Role: Animation
Danny Wawrzaszek
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Role: Animation
Alice V. Kaiserian
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Role: Animation
Denis Samoilov
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Role: Animation
Michael Condro
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Role: 3D Artist
Jeff Lin
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Role: Animation
Stéphane Couture
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Role: Animation
Robin Richesson
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Role: Costume Illustrator
Rob Engle
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Role: Digital Effects Supervisor
Roxane Griffin
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Role: Key Hair Stylist
Matt Cohen
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Role: Camera Operator
Frances Kumashiro
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Role: Lighting Artist
Dennie Thorpe
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Role: Foley
Daniel Kuehn
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Role: Digital Producer
Ben Radcliffe
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Role: Lighting Artist
Scott Parrish
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Role: Hairstylist
Edward Taylor IV
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Role: Character Modelling Supervisor
Leo Corey Castellano
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Role: Makeup Artist
Joseph Sullivan
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Role: Driver
Diana Wilson
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Role: Key Costumer
Eric Bradley
Role: Musician
Adrian Iler
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Role: Sequence Supervisor
Joey Freitas
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Role: Driver
Tegan Taylor
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Role: Makeup Artist
M.B. Gordy
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Role: Musician
Min-Zhi Shao
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Role: Software Engineer
Zane Weiner
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Role: Executive In Charge Of Production
Jana Vance
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Role: Foley
Mitchell K. Hiniker
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Role: Grip
James Thatcher
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Role: Musician
David Hugghins
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Role: Stunts
Angie Wells
Role: Makeup Artist
Dean Wolcott
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Role: Modeling
Kim Smith
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Role: Modeling
Gary Burritt
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Role: Negative Cutter
Joel McNeely
Role: Orchestrator
Patricio Castillo
Role: Musician
Wade Culbreath
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Role: Musician
Kevin Gillen
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Role: Special Effects
Cinzia Zanetti
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Role: Makeup Artist
Karen Westerfield
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Role: Makeup Artist
Nadege Schoenfeld
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Role: Makeup Artist
Mark Krentz
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Role: Modeling
Richard B. Wester
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Role: Set Dresser
Bill Myer
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Role: Makeup Artist
Andrew Bain
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Role: Musician
George Doering
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Role: Musician
Brian Machleit
Role: Stunts
Mark Lipsmeyer
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Role: Motion Capture Artist
Matt Chamberlain
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Role: Musician
Mark Hamilton
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Role: Lighting Artist
Nacoma Whobrey
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Role: Makeup Artist
Dustin Zachary
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Role: Modeling
Tyler Ely
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Role: Key Hair Stylist
Jane English
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Role: Makeup Artist
Robert Norin
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Role: Makeup Artist
Robert Ryan
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Role: Makeup Artist
Tony Bohorquez
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Role: Modeling
Marc Steinberg
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Role: Modeling
Mo Henry
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Role: Negative Cutter
Robert Winter
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Role: Sequence Supervisor
Dale Condit
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Role: Makeup Artist
Kevin Connolly
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Role: Musician
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
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Role: Makeup Artist
Lisa Buono
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Role: Makeup Artist
Marcia Dickstein
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Role: Musician
Jordan Harris
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Role: Animation
Paul Jessel
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Role: Animation
Adam W. Erler
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Role: Grip
Jeff Frost
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Role: Modeling
David Parrish
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Role: Sequence Supervisor
Brian Hall
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Role: Software Engineer
J. Robert Ray
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Role: Software Engineer
Hae-Jeon Lee
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Role: Visual Effects
Matthew Rugetti
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Role: Stunts
Jarrod Nesbit
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Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Daniel James Weber
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Role: Visual Effects Technical Director
Chris McLeod
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Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Len White
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Role: Visual Effects
Nick Gray
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Role: Visual Effects
Ergin Kuke
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Role: VFX Artist
Kyudon Choi
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Role: Visual Effects
Lori Smallwood
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Role: Visual Effects
Brian C. Davis
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Role: Visual Effects
Jeff Evans
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Role: Stunts
John Clinton
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Role: Visual Effects Producer
Quentin Frost
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Role: Visual Effects Technical Director
Dan Kessler
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Role: VFX Artist
Rocco Pucillo
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Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Shane Habberstad
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Role: Stunts
Ken Ralston
Role: VFX Supervisor
Sandra Warren
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Role: Visual Effects
Avneet Kaur
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Role: Hairstylist
Michael Len
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Role: Motion Capture Artist
Ellen Heuer
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Role: Foley Artist
Steven Cueva
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Role: Assistant Camera
Judith Bouley
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Role: Additional Casting
Brian Ducharme
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Role: Digital Compositor
Dakau Jackson
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Role: Second Assistant Accountant
George Peterson Jr.
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Role: Foley Recordist
C. Marie Davis
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Role: Digital Intermediate Producer
Alan Silvestri
Role: Conductor
Christian Feldhaus
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Role: First Assistant Accountant
Patrick Ballin
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Role: Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Craig Kohtala
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Role: Best Boy Grip
J.D. Cowles
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Role: Compositing Lead
Ann Knight
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Role: Set Buyer
Frank Rinella
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Role: Foley Mixer
Pete Billington
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Role: CG Artist
Michael Miller
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Role: ADR Mixer
Karen Brocco
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Role: Assistant Dialogue Editor
Angela Randazzo
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Role: Payroll Accountant
Steve Starkey
Role: Second Unit Director
Dane Farwell
Role: Stunt Double
Heather Wusterbarth
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Role: Key Set Production Assistant
Thomas Esmeralda
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Role: Matte Painter
Stefan Dechant
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Role: Storyboard Artist
Jon Null
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Role: ADR Editor
Antony Diamond
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Role: Second Assistant Camera
James Andrykowski
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Role: Assistant Editor
David Lucarelli
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Role: ADR Recordist
Joel Mitchell
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Role: Special Effects Technician
Andrew Titcomb
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Role: Layout Supervisor
Jan Yarbrough
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Role: Colorist
Kelvin Lee
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Role: Senior Animator
Zane Weiner
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Role: Production Executive
Jerome Chen
Role: Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
James Andrykowski
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Role: Visual Effects Editor
Beth Tyszkiewicz
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Role: Visual Effects Production Assistant
Paul McGhee
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Role: Digital Intermediate Colorist
Josh Ernstrom
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Role: Production Assistant
Steve Guevara
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Role: Motion Capture Artist
James C.J. Williams
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Role: Head of Layout
Marc Gabbana
Role: Concept Artist

The Polar Express Collection

The Polar Express
Released Nov 10, 2004
Rated 6.7 / 10
Untitled The Polar Express Sequel
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