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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

19486.00h 8m

Overview

Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was created to run in theaters to advertise Montgomery Ward department stores, publisher of the original story.

Directed by Max Fleischer
Written by Joe Stultz, Robert L. May
Produced by Max Fleischer
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Paul Wing

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Themes & Keywords

santa claussnowstormnosereindeernorth poleblizzardridiculechristmasuniquenessshort film

About Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 1948 exploring themes of santa claus, snowstorm, nose, reindeer, north pole, blizzard. Directed by Max Fleischer, it stars Paul Wing. Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was created to run in theaters to advertise Montgomery Ward department stores, publisher of the original story.

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