Hamilton Mattress
Synopsis
The first aardvark in history to do anything interesting in an epic tale of ants, drumming and important trousers!
Packed full of memorable characters, sparkling humour and toe tapping musical numbers this is a highly entertaining and unique film for the whole family.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 30 mins
- Format
- 35mm, Fuji
- Director
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Barry Purves
- Producer
- BBC, Egmont Imagination, Entertainment Rights plc
- Editor
- Jo Bale, David Martin
- Screenwriter
- John Webster, Anna Farthing
- Director of Photography
- Paul Smith
- Sound
- Hackenbacker Studios
- Composer
- Spiro Wix and Bgada
- Principal cast
- (Voices) David Thewlis, Henry Goodman, Lindsay Duncan, Bill Hootkins
Production Status
Production Company
Harvest Films Ltd
8 College Road, CliftonBristol BS8 3JB
UK
T +44 (0)117 953 1290
hamiltonmattress@aol.com
Sales Company
Entertainment Rights plc
Colet Court,100 Hammersmith Road
London W6 7JP
UK
T+44 (0)20 8762 6200
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