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Raymond Briggs
Born January 18, 1934 · Wimbledon, London, UK
Died August 9, 2022 · aged 88
Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas. Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 K…
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The Snowman · 1982The Snowman
★ 7.61982
MovieAdventureAnimation
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
When the Wind Blows · 1986When the Wind Blows
★ 7.51986
MovieAnimationWar
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
Ethel & Ernest · 2016Ethel & Ernest
★ 7.52016
MovieAnimationDrama
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
The Snowman and the Snowdog · 2012The Snowman and the Snowdog
★ 6.82012
MovieAnimationFamily
Charming animated sequel to Raymond Briggs's classic The Snowman. When a young boy and his mother move house, he builds a Snowman and a Snowdog who magically come to life.
Fungus the Bogeyman · 2004Fungus the Bogeyman
★ 3.22004
MovieAnimationFamily
BBC adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's book. Fungus (voice of Mak Wilson)'s job is to venture above Bogeydom and scare dry-cleaners (a Bogey's name for humans). But on one trip disaster strikes and a dry-cleaner discovers their existence in Bogeydom. The dry-cleaner, Jessica (Clare Thomas), strikes up a friendship with Fungus' children and escapes back home to tell her father George (Martin Clunes) all about it. George then decides to stake-out the entrance to Bogeydom, in order to catch a real-life Bogeyman.
Father Christmas · 1991Father Christmas
★ 6.51991
MovieAnimationFamily
Classic animation based on Raymond Briggs' book. What does Father Christmas do with himself for the other 364 days of the year ?
The Wind and the Bomb · 1986The Wind and the Bomb
★ 8.51986
Movie
The making-of When the Wind Blows, featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T. Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs
The Bear · 1998The Bear
★ 6.01998
MovieAnimationComedy
A polar bear breaks out of his enclosure to bring a little girl's teddy bear back to her. While she cares for him, the bear takes her on a magical journey. Based on Raymond Briggs' best selling storybook, this enchanting animated tale is from the makers of The Snowman.
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