The Polar Express

"This holiday season... believe."

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.

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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

Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

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)

Tinashe

Hero Girl (motion capture)

Robert Zemeckis

Screenplay

Joanna Johnston

Costume Design

Steve Starkey

Producer

Jeremiah O'Driscoll

Editor

Chris Van Allsburg

Executive Producer

William Teitler

Producer

Tom Hanks

Executive Producer

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Jack Rapke

Executive Producer

Doug Chiang

Production Design

Don Burgess

Director of Photography

R. Orlando Duenas

Editor

Gary Goetzman

Producer

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Scot Boland

Casting

Robert Presley

Director of Photography

Victoria Burrows

Casting

Rick Carter

Production Design

Karen O'Hara

Set Decoration

William Broyles Jr.

Screenplay

Robert Zemeckis

Producer

Brian Magerkurth

Sound Recordist

Peter M. Tobyansen

Associate Producer

Josh McLaglen

Associate Producer

Debbie Denise

Associate Producer

Steven J. Boyd

Co-Producer

Diana Goodwin

Art Department Coordinator

Mike Stassi

Assistant Art Director

Sean Phillips

Digital Effects Supervisor

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alberto Menache

Digital Effects Supervisor

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Martin A. Kline

Visual Effects Art Director

Alison Learned Wolf

First Assistant Editor

Norman Newberry

Art Direction

Scott Herbertson

Assistant Art Director

David C. Hughes

Sound Effects Editor

James Hegedus

Art Direction

Jim Wallis

Assistant Art Director

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alicia Maccarone

Art Direction

Erin Collins Butler

Art Department Coordinator

Dennis S. Sands

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Villarino

Construction Coordinator

John Carrafa

Choreographer

Kathryn Blondell

Hair Designer

Andrew L. Jones

Assistant Art Director

Luca Kouimelis

Script Supervisor

Craig Sost

Visual Effects Producer

Mark Lambert

Digital Effects Supervisor

Tony Fanning

Art Direction

Pamela Wise

Costume Supervisor

Patrick B. O'Brien

Camera Operator

David Schaub

Animation Supervisor

Scott Guitteau

Sound Effects Editor

John P. Goldsmith

Assistant Art Director

Rob Bredow

Digital Effects Supervisor

Dennis Leonard

Supervising Sound Editor

Corey Hels

Layout

Gabriela Ríos

Production Coordinator

Jeffrey Beck

Set Designer

Michael Lantieri

Special Effects Coordinator

Bradlee Thomas Emmons III

Rigging Gaffer

Randy Thom

Sound Designer

Chris Juen

Digital Producer

Fernando Benítez

Layout

Jackson Bishop

Set Designer

Carlos Pedroza

Layout

Joseph Thomas

Layout

Josh Einsohn

Casting Assistant

Chris Van Allsburg

Book

Masako Masuda

Set Designer

Steven C. McGee

Chief Lighting Technician

Smokey Stover

Set Designer

Deborah La Mia Denaver

Key Makeup Artist

Audrey L. Anzures

Key Hair Stylist

Stephen M. Rickert Jr.

VFX Editor

Cary Weitz

Boom Operator

Randy Cantor

Transportation Coordinator

Rick Kelly

Second Assistant Director

Ryan Chan

Assistant Editor

Daniel C. Striepeke

Makeup Artist

Michael J. Coo

Key Grip

Jane E. Russell

Unit Publicist

Will Files

Sound Design Assistant

Sue Fox

Foley Editor

Terry Hager

Color Timer

Josh McLaglen

Unit Production Manager

Vladimir Todorov

Character Designer

Robin L. Miller

Property Master

Mark P. Coo

Grip

Alan Silvestri

Songs

George Denes Suhayda

Visual Effects Art Director

Todd Cherniawsky

Set Designer

Kenneth A. Larson

Set Designer

Alex Olivares

First Assistant Editor

Timothy Eaton

Visual Effects Editor

William B. Kaplan

Production Sound Mixer

William Ross

Orchestrator

Cathlyn Marshall

Set Designer

Maks Naporowski

Layout

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Glen Ballard

Songs

Kseniya Hoppe

Set Designer

Josh McLaglen

First Assistant Director

Juan Gonzalez

Layout

Conrad Pope

Orchestrator

E. Larry Oatfield

Foley Editor

Jonathan Null

Dialogue Editor

Timothy Loughran

Visual Effects Coordinator

Maureen Beatty

Storyboard

Edward J. Cox

Best Boy Electric

Glen Gustafson

Lighting Artist

Paulie DiCocco

Driver

Gabriela Ríos

Production Office Coordinator

Susan Fried

Casting Associate

Mark Scoon

Executive In Charge Of Production

Enfys Dickinson

Creative Producer

Ronald A. Miller

Rigging Grip

William B. Kaplan

Sound Mixer

Tom Armbruster

Motion Capture Artist

Martin L'Heureux

Animation

Oliver Scholl

Production Illustrator

Brian Feola

Construction Foreman

Dana Gong

Post Production Assistant

Christopher Burdorf

Software Engineer

Oscar G. Castillo

Visual Effects

Jim Berney

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ketty Gonzalez

Hairstylist

Sande Scoredos

Production Supervisor

John E. Sasaki

Digital Compositors

Ryan Cosgrove

Art Department Assistant

David C. Potter

Leadman

Jep Hill

Sequence Supervisor

Ken C. Wu

Set Production Assistant

Mark Chadwick

Stunts

Anthony Almaraz

Set Costumer

Samuel R. Harrison III

Video Assist Operator

Scott Owen

Set Dressing Artist

Richard Robinson

Propmaker

Allen Robinson

Stunt Coordinator

Daryl C. Lefever

Production Accountant

Gene Radzik

Dolby Consultant

Ronald G. Roumas

Sound Recordist

David Howard

Camera Operator

Alex Tysowsky

Animation

Jon L. Hooper

Animation

Seth Hippen

Animation

W. Layne Mcdonald

Additional Editing

Keith Paciello

Animation

Jordan Harris

Animation

Michael Condro

3D Artist

Alice V. Kaiserian

Animation

Jeff Lin

Animation

Stéphane Couture

Animation

Paul Jessel

Animation

Marco Marenghi

Animation

Danny Wawrzaszek

Animation

Denis Samoilov

Animation

Matt Cohen

Camera Operator

Adam W. Erler

Grip

Ben Radcliffe

Lighting Artist

Robin Richesson

Costume Illustrator

Joseph Sullivan

Driver

Zane Weiner

Executive In Charge Of Production

Dennie Thorpe

Foley

Rob Engle

Digital Effects Supervisor

Jana Vance

Foley

Tyler Ely

Key Hair Stylist

Mark Hamilton

Lighting Artist

Diana Wilson

Key Costumer

Joey Freitas

Driver

Frances Kumashiro

Lighting Artist

Roxane Griffin

Key Hair Stylist

Mitchell K. Hiniker

Grip

Scott Parrish

Hairstylist

Edward Taylor IV

Character Modelling Supervisor

Daniel Kuehn

Digital Producer

Nadege Schoenfeld

Makeup Artist

Marc Steinberg

Modeling

Brian Hall

Software Engineer

Jane English

Makeup Artist

Leo Corey Castellano

Makeup Artist

Robert Norin

Makeup Artist

Kevin Connolly

Musician

Richard Blake Wester

Set Dresser

Angie Wells

Makeup Artist

Adrian Iler

Sequence Supervisor

Robert Ryan

Makeup Artist

James Thatcher

Musician

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Brian Machleit

Stunts

David Parrish

Sequence Supervisor

Cinzia Zanetti

Makeup Artist

Jeff Frost

Modeling

J. Robert Ray

Software Engineer

Karen Westerfield

Makeup Artist

Kim Smith

Modeling

Tony Bohorquez

Modeling

Donna Cicatelli-Lewis

Makeup Artist

Dustin Zachary

Modeling

Dale Condit

Makeup Artist

Nacoma Whobrey

Makeup Artist

Patricio Castillo

Musician

Robert Winter

Sequence Supervisor

Tegan Taylor

Makeup Artist

Eric Bradley

Musician

Joel McNeely

Orchestrator

Bill Myer

Makeup Artist

Matt Chamberlain

Musician

Kevin Gillen

Special Effects

Andrew Bain

Musician

Min-Zhi Shao

Software Engineer

David Hugghins

Stunts

Lisa Buono

Makeup Artist

Dean Wolcott

Modeling

George Doering

Musician

M.B. Gordy

Musician

Wade Culbreath

Musician

Mark Krentz

Modeling

Mark Lipsmeyer

Motion Capture Artist

Marcia Dickstein

Musician

Lori Smallwood

Visual Effects

Matthew Rugetti

Stunts

Ergin Kuke

VFX Artist

Kyudon Choi

Visual Effects

Len White

Visual Effects

Jarrod Nesbit

Visual Effects Coordinator

Rocco Pucillo

Visual Effects Coordinator

Nick Gray

Visual Effects

Daniel James Weber

Visual Effects Technical Director

Sandra Warren

Visual Effects

Quentin Frost

Visual Effects Technical Director

Ken Ralston

VFX Supervisor

Brian C. Davis

Visual Effects

Hae-Jeon Lee

Visual Effects

Jeff Evans

Stunts

Chris McLeod

Visual Effects Coordinator

John Clinton

Visual Effects Producer

Shane Habberstad

Stunts

Dan Kessler

VFX Artist

Avneet Kaur

Hairstylist

Michael Len

Motion Capture Artist

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Pete Billington

CG Artist

Patrick Ballin

Visual Effects Assistant Editor

James Andrykowski

Visual Effects Editor

Steven Cueva

Assistant Camera

Thomas Esmeralda

Matte Painter

Jonathan Null

ADR Editor

Jan Yarbrough

Colorist

Paul McGhee

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Brian Ducharme

Digital Compositor

Dakau Jackson

Second Assistant Accountant

Beth Tyszkiewicz

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Antony Diamond

Second Assistant Camera

Kelvin Lee

Senior Animator

Judith Bouley

Additional Casting

Josh Ernstrom

Production Assistant

Stefan Dechant

Storyboard Artist

Dane Farwell

Stunt Double

Craig Kohtala

Best Boy Grip

J.D. Cowles

Compositing Lead

Andrew Titcomb

Layout Supervisor

James Andrykowski

Assistant Editor

Ann Knight

Set Buyer

Frank Rinella

Foley Mixer

Jerome Chen

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

George Peterson Jr.

Foley Recordist

Joel Mitchell

Special Effects Technician

Zane Weiner

Production Executive

Michael Miller

ADR Mixer

Karen Brocco

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Angela Randazzo

Payroll Accountant

Ellen Heuer

Foley Artist

Steve Starkey

Second Unit Director

Heather Wusterbarth

Key Set Production Assistant

C. Marie Davis

Digital Intermediate Producer

Alan Silvestri

Conductor

Christian Feldhaus

First Assistant Accountant

Steve Guevara

Motion Capture Artist

James C.J. Williams

Head of Layout

Marc Gabbana

Concept Artist