Project Detail

Five Children and It

Synopsis

What they thought was going to be a dull summer in the country is about to become the most exciting adventure of their lives, when five children dig up an eight thousand year old sand-fairy who is prepared to make their wildest dreams come true - at a price.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of film: Features
Running time: 89 minutes
Format: 35mm
Director: John Stephenson
Producer: Hannah Leader, Jane Barclay, Sharon Harel, Endgame Entertainment
Editor: Mike Ellis
Screenwriter: David Solomons
Director of Photography: Mike Brewster
Principal cast: Freddie Highmore, Zoe Wanamaker, Tara Fitzgerald, Eddie Izzard, Ken Branagh

Genre

Children’s Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Jim Henson Company

11416 N. La Brea Avenue
Hollywood
CA 90028
USA

T+00 1 323 802 1606

dmccllellan@henson.com

Visit Website

www.henson.com

Sales Company

Capitol Films

23 Queensdale Place
London
W11 4SQ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7471 6000

www.capitolfilms.com

films@capitolfilms.com

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