The Witches (1990)

 

THE WITCHES

PG 

1990, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 31m

94%

TOMATOMETER48 Reviews

70%

AUDIENCE SCORE50,000+ Ratings

MOVIE INFO

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. When they find that Luke has overheard, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

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• Rating: PG

• Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure

• Original Language: English

• Director: Nicolas Roeg

• Producer: Mark Shivas

• Writer: Allan Scott, Roald Dahl

• Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 1990  Wide

• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2013

• Box Office (Gross USA): $8.7M

• Runtime: 1h 31m

• Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo

• Production Co: Jim Henson Productions, Lorimar Film Entertainment

• Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

CAST & CREW

Anjelica Huston

Miss Eva Ernst, Grand High Witch

Mai Zetterling

Helga

Jasen Fisher

Luke

Rowan Atkinson

Mr. Stringer

Bill Paterson

Mr. Jenkins

Brenda Blethyn

Mrs. Jenkins

Jane Horrocks

Miss Irvine

Anne Lambton

Woman in Black

Sukie Smith

Marlene

Rose English

Dora

Jenny Runacre

Elsie

Annabel Brooks

Nicola

Emma Relph

Millie

Nora Connolly

Beatrice

Rosamund Greenwood

Janice

Angelique Rockas

Henrietta

Nicolas Roeg

Director

Allan Scott

Screenwriter

Roald Dahl

Writer

Jim Henson

Executive Producer

Mark Shivas

Producer

Stanley Myers

Original Music

Harvey Harrison

Cinematographer

Tony Lawson

Film Editing

Celestia Fox

Casting