Five Children and It (film)
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UK theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | John Stephenson |
| Produced by | Nick Hirschkorn Lisa Henson Samuel Hadida |
| Written by |
E. Nesbit David Solomons |
| Based on |
Five Children and It by E. Nesbit |
| Starring |
Freddie Highmore Tara FitzGerald Jonathan Bailey Zoë Wanamaker Kenneth Branagh Eddie Izzard |
| Music by | Jane Antonia Cornish |
| Cinematography | Mike Brewster |
| Edited by | Michael Ellis |
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Sandfairy
Capitol Films Feel Films Isle of Man Film Commission Isle of Man Film Jim Henson Productions The Jim Henson Company Davis Films UK Film Council Endgame Entertainment Jim Henson's Creature Shop (Digital puppetry and CGI animation) Lola (Digital effects) |
| Distributed by |
Icon Productions (US and UK distribution) Pathé (Europe distribution only) Warner Home Video (US home video distribution only) |
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Release date
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Box office | £1,519,049 ($2,348,145.69 in domestic box office) |
Five Children and It is a 2004 adventure fantasy comedy-drama family film adaptation of the book of the same name, which features live action and computer animation. It was directed by John Stephenson, produced by Nick Hirschkorn, Lisa Henson and Samuel Hadida, written by E. Nesbit and David Solomons with music by Jane Antonia Cornish and starring Tara FitzGerald, Freddie Highmore, Alex Jennings, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers, Alec Muggleton, Zak Muggleton, Zoë Wanamaker, Kenneth Branagh, Alexander Pownall, Robert Tygner, Eddie Izzard as the voice of It-Psammead, Georgio Serafini, John Sessions, Kim Fenton, Norman Wisdom and Duncan Preston. The film was co-produced by Sandfairy, Capitol Films, Feel Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, Isle of Man Film, Jim Henson Productions, The Jim Henson Company, Davis Films, UK Film Council and Endgame Entertainment. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2004 and was theatrically released on 15 October 2004 by Pathé and Icon Productions. The digital puppetry and CGI animation for Psammead was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Five Children and It grossed £1,519,049 worldwide. Five Children and It was released on DVD on 5 July 2005 by Warner Home Video.
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