Aled Jones, David Bowie, Peter Auty

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Unrated, 26 min.

Directed by: Dianne Jackson

Release Date: January 1, 1982

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  • December 4, 2009
    I remeber The Snowman from when I was a kid and often wondered what the hell David Bowie had to do with it. The animation is still captivating today and the (mostly) lack of dialogue makes it all the better. The music gets a little ominous for a kids movie, but that ending is jus...( read more)t a heartbreaking kick in the nuts. Spoiler alert: "Here's a scarf kid. Your friend's dead."
  • December 23, 2008
    I've been casting about for a Christmas movie with which to send my Flixster friends a seasonal message, and this one will do very nicely. One of my primary school teachers was obsessed with this film and used to screen it for us every year, without fail. Consequently, I cannot w...( read more)atch The Snowman without thinking of enormous wooden television sets on trolleys and top-loader VHS machines. I must have seen it twenty times and -- whether induced by childhood nostalgia or the quality of the film itself -- it still brings a tear to my eye.
  • January 1, 2008
    This is still magical even now. A timeless classic whcich can be understood in any country. Actually know the artist. Lived near us!
  • July 14, 2007
    Truly special and magical animated movie about a boy and his snowman. They fly away to the land where the other snow-people are, and dance. I like the songs in it.
  • June 27, 2007
    Absolutely beautiful!
  • September 1, 2009
    very nostalgic. i think i saw this when i was like 4. if i remember right i cried alot
  • August 2, 2009
    A nice, traditional film to get you in the spirit of Christmas.
  • July 27, 2009
    Love it... used to get to watch it every christmas in school :)
  • July 22, 2009
    Awesome silent film. I used to watch this every Christmas.
  • June 16, 2009
    a classic annimation

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  • harrycaul
    March 18, 2008
    Why is Aled Jones on the cast list? He had f**k-all to do with "The Snowman".
  • ecowarrior91
    November 25, 2006
    What I didn't know David Bowie was in The Snowman... Who did he voice over?

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