The Polar Express

Resource Information

The work The Polar Express represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pekin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Polar Express

Statement of responsibility

Castle Rock Entertainment presents ; in association with Shangri-La Entertainment ; a Playtone/ImageMovers/Golden Mean production ; a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Steve Starkey [and others] ; screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & William Broyles, Jr. ; directed by Robert Zemeckis

Creator

• Polar Express (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Deezen, Eddie, 1958-
• Burgess, Don
• Gaye, Nona
• Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-
• Hanks, Tom
• Presley, Robert
• Ballard, Glen
• Scolari, Peter, 1954-
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Shangri-La Entertainment (Firm)
• Silvestri, Alan
• Starkey, Steve
• Playtone (Firm)
• Van Allsburg, Chris
• ImageMovers (Firm)
• Zemeckis, Leslie Harter
• Golden Mean Productions
• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
• Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm)

Actor

• Hanks, Tom
• Zemeckis, Leslie Harter
• Gaye, Nona
• Scolari, Peter, 1954-
• Deezen, Eddie, 1958-

Screenwriter

• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
• Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-

Composer

• Ballard, Glen
• Silvestri, Alan

Cinematographer

• Burgess, Don
• Presley, Robert

Director

• Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Producer

• Starkey, Steve

Subject

• Feature films -- United States
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Drama
• Children's films
• Film adaptations
• Juvenile works
• Navidad -- Teatro
• North Pole -- Drama
• North Pole -- Drama | Videorecordings
• Passenger trains
• Passenger trains -- Drama
• Polo Norte -- Teatro
• Van Allsburg, Chris
• Van Allsburg, Chris -- Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Animated films
• Arctic Ocean -- North Pole
• Animated films
• Children's films
• Fiction films

Genre

• Videodiscs
• Animated films
• Children's films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Juvenile works
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videorecordings

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

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

Awards note

Caldecott Medal, 1986

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directors of photography, Don Burgess, Robert Presley ; editors, Jeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas ; music, Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designers, Rick Carter, Doug Chiang

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: G

Language note

Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby Surround 5.1), French (Dolby Surround 5.1), or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.P6537 2005

PerformerNote

Tom Hanks, Leslie Harter Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Brendan King, Andy Pellick, Josh Eli, Mark Mendonca, Rolandas Hendricks

Runtime

100

Technique

animation