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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

United States of America

G
1964-12-06(US)
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Animation,
Family,
TV Movie,
Adventure,
Fantasy
▪ 0h-52m

74^%

User
Score

You might even say it glows!

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...

Larry RoemerDirector
Romeo MullerWriter
Jules BassProducer
Arthur Rankin, Jr.Producer
Johnny MarksMusic
Bob ElderSound Re-Recording Mixer

Top Billed Cast

Burl Ives

Sam the Snowman (voice)

Billie Mae Richards

Rudolph (voice)

Larry D. Mann

Yukon Cornelius (voice)

Stan Francis

Santa Claus / King Moonracer (voice)

Paul Kligman

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

Janis Orenstein

Clarice (voice)

Alfie Scopp

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

Carl Banas

Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice)

Peg Dixon

Mrs. Donner / Others (voice)

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A review by Peter McGinn

9.0

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-06-23

This program is of course a Christmas classic. I don’t even know how young I was when I first watched it, or have any idea how many times I have seen it since. The music is fun and the story cute even in its lack of depth. But of course it is aimed at children, to watch as children, with children, or as an adult rememb...

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