The Snow Queen is a 1995 English-language Animation movie written by Sue Radley, Martin Gates and Hans Christian Andersen. The movie is directed by Martin Gates and produced by Martin Gates under the banner of Martin Gates Productions. Tom and his sister Ellie live in an ordinary town leading ordinary lives but not for long - far away.. The snow queen features Helen Mirren, Ellie Beaven, Hugh Laurie, Gary Martin, David Jason, Rik Mayall and Scarlett Strallen. The movie is based on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. The music was composed by Chris Caswell along with Doug Walter and Toby Alington. The film has a running time of 75 minutes. It was released on 19th March 1995. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.