Product Details

• Actors: Miriam Margolyes, Dermot Morgan, Kate Sachs, Sorcha Cusack, Neil McCaul
• Directors: Graham Ralph
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
• Run Time: 28 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00030GPWO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,949 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The First Snow of Winter" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The winter adventures of an errant young Irish duck who loses track of his family on their annual southbound flight make for a charming tale voiced in accents from the British Isles with appealing animation reminiscent of the Little Bear series. If our hero Sean were human, he would probably be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. But he's fowl, so his mother (Carol Kane) makes her own diagnosis: he's "a duck running amok." So it's no surprise when he strays from the family formation and gets knocked back to earth to face winter alone. He is ably tutored by a good-natured, riverdancing vole (Tim Curry) who imparts some handy survival wisdom before he hibernates. The last 10 minutes of this 27-minute story are crammed with a series of short-lived perils involving a storm, a fox, and Sean's inability to find his parents as the ducks return in the spring. It all ends well, but very young and/or sensitive children may have a few anxious moments along the way. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Product Description

KNOCKED OUT OF THE SKY BY A PASSING PLANE, SEAN HAS MISSED HISBIG FLIGHT SOUTH. BUT WINTER IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE ON TIME, SO THE LITTLE DUCK WILL HAVE TO PREPARE. LUCKILY, SEAN MEETS VOLEY,A GOODHEARTED FRIEND WHO TAKES SEAN UNDER HIS WING, TEACHING HIMHOW TO GATHER FOOD AND WARMTH AND STEER CLEAR OF THE CRAFTY FOX.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb gentle story, December 13, 1999

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BARBARA THOMPSON (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Snow of Winter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My 3-year-old grandson and I have new favorites in Sean, Puffy, and Voley. The lessons learned by the little duck are good and sincere...Voley was a master teacher. The first time, I was apprehensive regarding a child's reaction to the hungry fox and the separation of Sean from his parents. However, now that we know the happy ending, the film provides a repeated happy experience each time we watch it. I am giving it as a gift to share with other children at Christmas. The humorous reference to "Riverdance" is a great touch. I hope I can find other films by the same director/writer.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video the kids love it!, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The First Snow of Winter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I think this is a great movie for kids. My four-year old and especially my two-year old just love the little duck. They know the meaning of separation and friendship. They just ejoy seeing all the animals, the singing, and dancing. Hope to see it on DVD.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First Snow of Winter, February 18, 2000

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"liberian-girl" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Snow of Winter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a wonderfully warm, endearing and funny story about a little duck who gets knocked out of the sky by an airplane, during his family's annual flight south for the winter. He meets a wonderful animal "Voley" (I think it might be a mole)who loves to riverdance and teaches him how to prepare for the winter. There's riverdancing with the sheep, teasing squirrels so they can throw down nuts for the duck to hoard, a couple of chase scenes with a fox, friendship and laughter. The music is warm, soft and uplifting. Sean the duck is lovable. His wonderment at everything that Voley introduces him to is believable and refreshing. My almost 3 year old daughter claims it's her favorite movie, and I really do believe her. It's such a sweet movie, that your heartstrings will feel a tug or two throughout. There are no really bad scenes, just a fox chase my daughter loves, and a very happy ending.