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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

You might even say it glows!

19647.40h 52m

Overview

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Directed by Larry Roemer
Written by Romeo Muller, Robert L. May
Produced by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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Top Cast

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Sam the Snowman (voice)

Billie Mae Richards

Billie Mae Richards

Rudolph (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann

Yukon Cornelius (voice)

S

Stan Francis

Santa Claus / King Moonracer (voice)

Paul Kligman

Paul Kligman

Donner / Clarice's Father / Comet the Coach (voice)

J

Janis Orenstein

Clarice (voice)

A

Alfie Scopp

Charlie-in-the-Box / Other Reindeer (voice)

Carl Banas

Carl Banas

Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice)

Peg Dixon

Peg Dixon

Mrs. Donner / Others (voice)

Paul Soles

Paul Soles

Hermey (voice)

Themes & Keywords

winterholidaysanta clausmisfitsnowmanstop motionreindeernorth polechristmasrudolph

About Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a animation, family, tv movie, adventure, fantasy film released in 1964 exploring themes of winter, holiday, santa claus, misfit, snowman, stop motion. Directed by Larry Roemer, it stars Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, Larry D. Mann. Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

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