Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964 52 min ★ 7.4 Animation, Family, TV Movie, Adventure, Fantasy

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...

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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)

Paul Soles

Hermey (voice)

Details

Director

Larry Roemer

Tagline

"You might even say it glows!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Rankin/Bass Productions, Videocraft International, NBC

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

August 26, 2020

★ 9/10

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 remembering childhood. There are a group of follow-up shows in what the industry c...

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GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

★ 10/10

Honestly, I don't really know if it deserves the high praise it gets or not. And, just as honestly, I can't really tell for sure. It's not that the movie is confusing in any way. It was just, well, it came out when my dad (rest his soul) was 12. And, at least until recently, it was on the air every year since. I remember watching it when I was really little, and I remember watching it until ...