The Gruffalo (film)
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Poster for The Gruffalo
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| Based on |
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson |
| Written by |
Julia Donaldson Axel Scheffler |
| Directed by |
Max Lang Jakob Schuh |
| Starring |
Helena Bonham Carter Rob Brydon Robbie Coltrane James Corden John Hurt Tom Wilkinson |
| Theme music composer | René Aubry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Germany |
| Original language(s) | English, German |
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| Producer(s) | Martin Pope Michael Rose |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Magic Light Pictures Studio Soi |
| Distributor | Magic Light Pictures |
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| Original network | BBC One |
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The Gruffalo is a 2009 British-German short computer animated TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Directed by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, the film was produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with the award winning Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany, who developed and created the film.
The cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, John Hurt and Tom Wilkinson.
9.8 million people watched the UK premiere on BBC One, Friday 25 December 2009 and the film went on to receive both an Academy Award and a BAFTA nomination. It was screened in US theaters, distributed by Kidtoon Films. In December 2012, the film and its sequel The Gruffalo's Child premiered on television in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout.
A mother red squirrel tells a story to her son and daughter about a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him - first a fox, then an owl, then a snake - the plucky mouse uses his wits to survive. He lies to each one that he is meeting a monster with terrible features (calling his imaginary creature a ‘Gruffalo’), says that its favourite food is whichever animal he is speaking to at the time, and that he is meeting the Gruffalo "right here". Each predator then panics and runs away.
Mouse is confident until he suddenly comes face to face with a real Gruffalo, exactly as he had described it. Mouse then says that everyone is afraid of him in the forest, asking the Gruffalo to follow him and see. As the two of them meet animals in the forest, the presence of the Gruffalo frightens them: The Gruffalo believes they are afraid of the mouse. Mouse's tummy rumbles and he says his favourite food is Gruffalo crumble, causing the Gruffalo to retreat in fear. Finally safe, he finds a nut, and can eat it in peace.
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