The Witches (1990) - Nicolas Roeg | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie (original) (raw)

Directed by Nicolas Roeg

Release Date - May 25, 1990 | Run Time - 91 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - PG

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The Witches is a 1990 American dark fantasy film based on the children's novel of the same title by Roald Dahl. It was directed by Nicolas Roeg and produced by The Jim Henson Company for Lorimar Film Entertainment and Warner Bros, starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson, and Jasen Fisher.

As in the novel, the story fantasises witches who masquerade as ordinary women and kill children, but are foiled and exterminated by a boy and his grandmother after the boy is turned into a mouse. The film was very well received by critics but performed poorly at the box office.

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Boy, Chocolate, Coming Of Age/Teen, Cult, Film Based On A Novel, Hotel, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mouse, Myths/Legends/Magic, Supernatural/Monsters, The Jim Henson Company, Transformation, Treehouse, Witch

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Based On: The Witches
Filming Location: Bergen
Narrative Location: Norway

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Chi ha paura delle streghe?

IT

La maldición de las brujas

AR, ES, UY

Roald Dahl's, The Witches

GB

The Witches

AU, CA, IN, ID, PH, GB, US

ジム・ヘンソンのウィッチズ/大魔女をやっつけろ!

JP