A Wrinkle in Time (2003 film)
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A Wrinkle in Time DVD cover
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| Written by | Susan Shilliday (teleplay) Madeleine L'Engle (novel) |
| Directed by | John Kent Harrison |
| Starring |
Katie Stuart Gregory Smith David Dorfman Chris Potter Kyle Secor Seán Cullen Sarah-Jane Redmond Kate Nelligan Alison Elliot Alfre Woodard |
| Theme music composer |
Jeff Danna (film version) Patric Caird (four-hour mini series cut) Shawn Pierce (four-hour mini series cut) |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Jolee B. Lovick Jordan Kerner |
| Cinematography | Jon Joffin Philip Linzey |
| Editor(s) | Sue Maggi |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Dimension Television Fireworks Entertainment The Kerner Entertainment Company |
| Distributor | Walt Disney Television |
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A Wrinkle in Time is a television film based on the children's fantasy novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle.
In 2003, a television adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time was produced by multiple Canadian production companies to be distributed in the United States by Disney. The TV movie was directed by John Kent Harrison, from a teleplay written by Susan Shilliday. Although footage from the project appeared in a trailer on Spy Kids DVD and VHS copies as early as 2001, broadcast of the completed film was delayed several times; it finally aired in the United States on May 10, 2004, on ABC.
Meg Murry (Katie Stuart) is having a difficult time. Her father, astrophysicist Dr. Jack Murry (Chris Potter), has mysteriously disappeared. Her youngest brother, Charles Wallace (David Dorfman), a genius, is teased and belittled and thought to be stupid because he does not talk to anyone but family. Meg does not get along with her peers, teachers, her 10-year-old twin brothers (Munro Chambers, Thomas Chambers), or even with herself.
Into this unhappy situation comes a stranger, the mysterious, weirdly dressed Mrs. Whatsit (Alfre Woodard), and her friends Mrs. Who (Alison Elliot) and Mrs. Which (Kate Nelligan). They take Meg, Charles Wallace, and their new friend Calvin O'Keefe (Gregory Smith) via tesseract to other planets, preparing the children for a mission to rescue Dr. Murry from the malevolent "IT" on the planet Camazotz. Along the way they ride on the back of a beautiful winged creature (the transformed Mrs. Whatsit), learn about the shadow of tangible evil known as the Black Thing, and visit the Happy Medium (Seán Cullen).
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