
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Cast

Tom Hanks
Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie Zemeckis
Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen
Know-It-All

Nona Gaye
Hero Girl (voice)

Peter Scolari
Billy - Lonely Boy

Michael Jeter
Smokey / Steamer

Josh Hutcherson
Hero Boy (motion capture)

Daryl Sabara
Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett
Lonely Boy (voice)

Tinashe
Hero Girl (motion capture)
Brendan King
Pastry Chef
Andy Pellick
Pastry Chef
Josh Eli
Waiter
Mark Mendonca
Waiter
Rolondas Hendricks
Waiter

Mark Goodman
Waiter
Jon Scott
Waiter

Gregory Gast
Waiter
Sean Scott
Waiter

Gordon Hart
Waiter

Chris Coppola
Toothless Boy / Elf

Julene Renee
Red Head Girl / Elf

Charles Fleischer
Elf General

Steven Tyler
Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Phil Fondacaro
Elf

Debbie Lee Carrington
Elf

Mark Povinelli
Elf

Ed Gale
Elf

Dante Pastula
Little Boy

André Sogliuzzo
Smokey / Steamer (voice)

Isabella Peregrina
Sister Sarah (voice)
Eric Newton
Acrobatic Elf
Aidan O'Shea
Acrobatic Elf

Aaron Hendry
Acrobatic Elf

Kevin C. Carr
Acrobatic Elf
Bee Jay Joyer
Acrobatic Elf

Jena Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf

Karine Mauffrey
Acrobatic Elf

Elisabeth P. Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf

Bill Forchion
Acrobatic Elf
Devin Henderson
Acrobatic Elf
Sagiv Ben-Binyamin
Acrobatic Elf

Ashly Holloway
Sister Sarah

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Know-It-All

Chantel Valdivieso
Hero Girl

Hayden McFarland
Lonely Boy

Connor Matheus
Toothless Boy

Evan Sabara
Young Boy

Jack Angel
Wolves (uncredited)

Rodger Bumpass
Wolves (uncredited)

Dylan Cash
Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Cody Klop
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Patrick Stogner
(uncredited)
Crew

Robert Zemeckis
Director, Screenplay, Producer

William Broyles Jr.
Screenplay

Chris Van Allsburg
Book, Executive Producer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Editor
R. Orlando Duenas
Editor
Ryan Chan
Assistant Editor
James Andrykowski
Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor
W. Layne Mcdonald
Additional Editing

Don Burgess
Director of Photography
Robert Presley
Director of Photography
Jan Yarbrough
Colorist
Paul McGhee
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Terry Haggar
Color Timer

Josh McLaglen
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Rick Kelly
Second Assistant Director
Maureen Beatty
Storyboard
Stefan Dechant
Storyboard Artist
Gabriela Ríos
Production Coordinator, Production Office Coordinator

Tom Hanks
Executive Producer

Jack Rapke
Executive Producer
Sande Scoredos
Production Supervisor

Steve Starkey
Producer, Second Unit Director
William Teitler
Producer

Gary Goetzman
Producer
Peter M. Tobyansen
Associate Producer
Debbie Denise
Associate Producer
Steven J. Boyd
Co-Producer
Josh Ernstrom
Production Assistant

Doug Chiang
Production Design

Rick Carter
Production Design
Patrick B. O'Brien
Camera Operator
David Howard
Camera Operator
Matt Cohen
Camera Operator
Steven Cueva
Assistant Camera
Antony Diamond
Second Assistant Camera
Dana Gong
Post Production Assistant
Josh Einsohn
Casting Assistant
Susan Fried
Casting Associate
Scot Boland
Casting

Victoria Burrows
Casting
Judith Bouley
Additional Casting
Diana Wilson
Key Costumer
Anthony Almaraz
Set Costumer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator
David Schaub
Animation Supervisor
Martin L'Heureux
Animation
Alex Tysowsky
Animation
Jon L. Hooper
Animation
Seth Hippen
Animation
Keith Paciello
Animation
Jordan Harris
Animation
Alice V. Kaiserian
Animation
Jeff Lin
Animation
Stéphane Couture
Animation
Paul Jessel
Animation
Marco Marenghi
Animation
Danny Wawrzaszek
Animation
Denis Samoilov
Animation
Kathryn Blondell
Hair Designer
Audrey L. Anzures
Key Hair Stylist
Tyler Ely
Key Hair Stylist
Roxane Griffin
Key Hair Stylist
Ketty Gonzalez
Hairstylist
Scott Parrish
Hairstylist
Avneet Kaur
Hairstylist

Deborah La Mia Denaver
Key Makeup Artist

Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Nadege Schoenfeld
Makeup Artist
Jane English
Makeup Artist
Leo Corey Castellano
Makeup Artist
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist

Angie Wells
Makeup Artist
Robert Ryan
Makeup Artist
Cinzia Zanetti
Makeup Artist
Karen Westerfield
Makeup Artist
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
Makeup Artist
Dale Condit
Makeup Artist
Nacoma Whobrey
Makeup Artist
Tegan Taylor
Makeup Artist
Bill Myer
Makeup Artist
Lisa Buono
Makeup Artist
Diana Goodwin
Art Department Coordinator
Erin Collins Butler
Art Department Coordinator
Ryan Cosgrove
Art Department Assistant
Mike Stassi
Assistant Art Director
Scott Herbertson
Assistant Art Director
Jim Wallis
Assistant Art Director
Andrew L. Jones
Assistant Art Director
John P. Goldsmith
Assistant Art Director

Randy Thom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Will Files
Sound Design Assistant
David C. Hughes
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Guitteau
Sound Effects Editor

Dennis Leonard
Supervising Sound Editor

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dennis Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer, Sound Mixer
Brian Magerkurth
Sound Recordist
Ronald G. Roumas
Sound Recordist
Gene Radzik
Dolby Consultant
Cary Weitz
Boom Operator
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Sue Fox
Foley Editor
E. Larry Oatfield
Foley Editor
Frank Rinella
Foley Mixer
George Peterson Jr.
Foley Recordist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley
Jana Vance
Foley
Jon Null
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Glen Gustafson
Lighting Artist
Ben Radcliffe
Lighting Artist
Mark Hamilton
Lighting Artist
Frances Kumashiro
Lighting Artist
Joel Mitchell
Special Effects Technician
Michael Lantieri
Special Effects Coordinator
Kevin Gillen
Special Effects

Jerome Chen
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Berney
Visual Effects Supervisor

Ken Ralston
VFX Supervisor
Craig Sost
Visual Effects Producer
John Clinton
Visual Effects Producer
Timothy Loughran
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jarrod Nesbit
Visual Effects Coordinator
Rocco Pucillo
Visual Effects Coordinator
Chris McLeod
Visual Effects Coordinator
Timothy Eaton
Visual Effects Editor
Patrick Ballin
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Daniel James Weber
Visual Effects Technical Director
Quentin Frost
Visual Effects Technical Director
Beth Tyszkiewicz
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director
George Denes Suhayda
Visual Effects Art Director
Oscar G. Castillo
Visual Effects
Lori Smallwood
Visual Effects
Kyudon Choi
Visual Effects
Len White
Visual Effects
Nick Gray
Visual Effects
Sandra Warren
Visual Effects
Brian C. Davis
Visual Effects
Hae-Jeon Lee
Visual Effects
Ergin Kuke
VFX Artist
Dan Kessler
VFX Artist
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
VFX Editor
Pete Billington
CG Artist

Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer, Songs, Conductor
Kevin Connolly
Musician
James Thatcher
Musician

Patricio Castillo
Musician

Eric Bradley
Musician
Matt Chamberlain
Musician
Andrew Bain
Musician
George Doering
Musician
M.B. Gordy
Musician
Wade Culbreath
Musician
Marcia Dickstein
Musician
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor

Glen Ballard
Songs
Randy Cantor
Transportation Coordinator
Daryl C. Lefever
Production Accountant
Christian Feldhaus
First Assistant Accountant
Dakau Jackson
Second Assistant Accountant
Angela Randazzo
Payroll Accountant
Michael Condro
3D Artist
Karen Brocco
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Ronald A. Miller
Rigging Grip
Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
Rigging Gaffer
Thomas Esmeralda
Matte Painter
Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
Richard B. Wester
Set Dresser
Jeffrey Beck
Set Designer
Jackson Bishop
Set Designer
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
Smokey Stover
Set Designer
Todd Cherniawsky
Set Designer
Kenneth A. Larson
Set Designer
Cathlyn Marshall
Set Designer
Kseniya Hoppe
Set Designer
Scott Owen
Set Dressing Artist
John Villarino
Construction Coordinator
Brian Feola
Construction Foreman
Richard Robinson
Propmaker

François Duhamel
Still Photographer
J.D. Cowles
Compositing Lead
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Andrew Titcomb
Layout Supervisor
Sean Phillips
Digital Effects Supervisor
Alberto Menache
Digital Effects Supervisor
Mark Lambert
Digital Effects Supervisor
Rob Bredow
Digital Effects Supervisor
Rob Engle
Digital Effects Supervisor
Edward Taylor IV
Character Modelling Supervisor
Jep Hill
Sequence Supervisor
Adrian Iler
Sequence Supervisor
David Parrish
Sequence Supervisor

Robert Winter
Sequence Supervisor
Edward J. Cox
Best Boy Electric
Paulie DiCocco
Driver
Joseph Sullivan
Driver
Joey Freitas
Driver
Heather Wusterbarth
Key Set Production Assistant
Ken C. Wu
Set Production Assistant
Mark Chadwick
Stunts

Brian Machleit
Stunts
David Hugghins
Stunts
Matthew Rugetti
Stunts
Jeff Evans
Stunts
Shane Habberstad
Stunts
Allen Robinson
Stunt Coordinator

Dane Farwell
Stunt Double

John Carrafa
Choreographer
Robin L. Miller
Property Master
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Kelvin Lee
Senior Animator

Oliver Scholl
Production Illustrator
John E. Sasaki
Digital Compositors
Chris Juen
Digital Producer
Daniel Kuehn
Digital Producer
Corey Hels
Layout
Fernando Benítez
Layout
Carlos Pedroza
Layout
Joseph Thomas
Layout
Maks Naporowski
Layout
Juan Gonzalez
Layout
James C.J. Williams
Head of Layout
C. Marie Davis
Digital Intermediate Producer
Samuel R. Harrison III
Video Assist Operator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Michael J. Coo
Key Grip
Mark P. Coo
Grip
Adam W. Erler
Grip
Mitchell K. Hiniker
Grip
Marc Steinberg
Modeling
Jeff Frost
Modeling
Kim Smith
Modeling
Tony Bohorquez
Modeling
Dustin Zachary
Modeling
Dean Wolcott
Modeling
Mark Krentz
Modeling
Ann Knight
Set Buyer
Christopher Burdorf
Software Engineer
Brian Hall
Software Engineer
J. Robert Ray
Software Engineer
Min-Zhi Shao
Software Engineer
Zane Weiner
Production Executive, Executive In Charge Of Production
Enfys Dickinson
Creative Producer
Brian Ducharme
Digital Compositor
Mark Scoon
Executive In Charge Of Production
Tom Armbruster
Motion Capture Artist
Mark Lipsmeyer
Motion Capture Artist
Michael Len
Motion Capture Artist
Steve Guevara
Motion Capture Artist
Vladimir Todorov
Character Designer
Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
James Hegedus
Art Direction
Alicia Maccarone
Art Direction
Tony Fanning
Art Direction
Alison Learned Wolf
First Assistant Editor
Alex Olivares
First Assistant Editor

Marc Gabbana
Concept Artist

William Ross
Orchestrator
Conrad Pope
Orchestrator

Joel McNeely
Orchestrator
David C. Potter
Leadman
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