Project Detail

Arthur Christmas

Synopsis

Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Director
Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Producer
Cheryl Abood, Steve Pegram
Executive Producer
Peter Lord, Carla Shelley, David Sproxton
Editor
John Carnochan, James Cooper
Screenwriter
Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith
Director of Photography
Jericca Cleland
Production Designer
Evgeni Tomov
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams
Principal cast
James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jenson

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Production Status

Production Company

Aardman Animations

Gas Ferry Road
Bristol
BS1 6UN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 984 8485
Fax: +44 (0)117 984 8486

Sony Pictures Animation

10202 W Washington Blvd
Culver City
CA 90232
USA
Tel: +1 310 244 4000

Sales Company

Sony Pictures

10202 W Washington Blvd
Culver City
CA 90232
USA
Tel: +1 310 244 4000

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