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Billy longs to believe in Santa Claus, but he finds it quite difficult to do so. His family has a dogged insistence that all of it, from the North Pole, to the elves, to Santa himself, is all just a myth. This all changes, however, on Christmas Eve, when a mysterious train visits Billy in the middle...

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Corporate Authors: Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm), Shangri-La Entertainment (Firm), Playtone (Firm), ImageMovers (Firm), Golden Mean Productions, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Starkey, Steve, Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-, Goetzman, Gary, 1952-, Teitler, William, Broyles, William, Hanks, Tom, Zemeckis, Leslie Harter, Deezen, Eddie, 1958-, Gaye, Nona, Scolari, Peter, 1954-, King, Brendan, Pellick, Andy, Eli, Josh, Mendonca, Mark, Hendricks, Rolandas, Silvestri, Alan, Ballard, Glen, Van Allsburg, Chris
Format: Videos Blu-ray
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Subjects:
Christmas plays.
North Pole > Drama.
Belief and doubt > Drama.
Feature films.
Animated films.
Fantasy films.
Adventure films.
Children's films.
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Summary:Billy longs to believe in Santa Claus, but he finds it quite difficult to do so. His family has a dogged insistence that all of it, from the North Pole, to the elves, to Santa himself, is all just a myth. This all changes, however, on Christmas Eve, when a mysterious train visits Billy in the middle of the night, promising to take him and a group of other lucky children to the North Pole for a visit with Santa. The train's conductor, along with the other passengers help turn Billy's crisis of faith into a journey of self-discovery.
Item Description:Blu-ray Disc.
Title from container.
Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg.
Special features: (480i or 480p Standard Definition ; Dolby Digital stereo.) Smokey and Steamer song; "You look familiar: the many Polar faces of Tom Hanks" featurette; "A genuine ticket to ride" documentary gallery includes 5 featurettes; "True inspirations: an author's adventure:" profiling Chris Van Allsburg; "Believe:" Josh Groban performs at the Greek Theatre; "Behind the scenes of Believe:" bringing a hit song to magical life in the recording studio; "Flurry of effects" gallery: 5 motion-capture sessions; "Meet the Snow Angels:" the moviemakers' Christmas memories; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Audience:MPAA rating: G.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Don Burgess, Robert Presley ; editors, Jeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas ; music score, Alan Silvestri ; original songs, Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designers, Rick Carter, Doug Chiang ; senior visual effects supervisors, Ken Ralston, Jerome Chen.
ISBN:1419852922
9781419852923

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