The Polar Express

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American film Christmas film animated film fantasy film film

The Polar Express is a 2004 animated Christmas fantasy film, directed by Robert Zemeckis and known for its pioneering use of motion-capture technology to tell the story of a magical train journey to the North Pole.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → Christmas film → animated film → fantasy film → film →
animationStyle	computer-animated →
authorOfSourceWork	Chris Van Allsburg →
basedOn	The Polar Express (book) →
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide	approximately $314 million →
budget	approximately $165 million →
cinematographyBy	Don Burgess →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Robert Zemeckis →
distributedBy	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editedBy	Jeremiah O’Driscoll →
genre	Christmas → adventure → animated → fantasy →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Conductor → Hero Boy → Santa Claus →
musicBy	Alan Silvestri →
narratedBy	Tom Hanks →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Original Song → Academy Award for Best Sound Editing → Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing →
notableFor	pioneering use of performance capture in animation →
plotSummary	A young boy embarks on a magical train journey to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. →
producer	Gary Goetzman → Robert Zemeckis → Steve Starkey →
productionCompany	Castle Rock Entertainment → ImageMovers → Playtone →
releaseDateUS	November 10, 2004 →
releaseYear	2004 →
runtimeMinutes	100 →
screenwriter	Robert Zemeckis → William Broyles Jr. →
setting	Christmas Eve → North Pole →
sourceWorkPublicationYear	1985 →
starred	Daryl Sabara → Eddie Deezen → Leslie Zemeckis → Nona Gaye → Peter Scolari → Tom Hanks →
usesTechnology	motion capture →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alan Silvestri ("The Polar Express (film score)") → Daryl Sabara → Robert Zemeckis → William Broyles Jr. ("Polar Express") →	notableWork
Daryl Sabara →	appearedIn
The Polar Express ("The Polar Express (book)") →	basedOn
Robert Zemeckis →	directed
William Broyles Jr. →	wroteScreenplayFor