The BFG
Synopsis
Based on Roald Dahl's beloved and best-selling novel.
Official Selection Cannes 2016 - Out of Competition
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
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Steven Spielberg
- Producer
- Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, Steven Spielberg
- Executive Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy, Kristie Macosko Krieger, John Madden, Michael Sigel
- Editor
- Michael Kahn
- Screenwriter
- Melissa Mathison (screenplay), Christopher Abbott (story editor), Roald Dahl (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Janusz Kaminski
- Production Designer
- Rick Carter
- Music
- John Williams
- Principal cast
- Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Jermaine Clement
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
US, UK coproduction
Amblin Entertainment (US), DreamWorks SKG (US), Reliance Entertainment (IN), Walden Media (US), Walt Disney Pictures (US)
Sales Company
Mister Smith Entertainment Ltd (World sales excluding US)
77 Dean StreetLondon
W1D 3SH
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