The Witches

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PG,1hr 32min

Genres:

Family,Sci-Fi

Released:

February 16, 1990

Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring:

Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher ... More

Synopsis: In Nicolas Roeg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, a young boy is vacationing at the seaside with his grandmother when he discovers that the hotel he is staying at is hosting a convention of witches. Eavesdropping on the witches, he learns that the Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) has devised a plan to turn all of the children in England into mice. With creature-effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, The Witches was the last film Henson worked on before passing away in 1990. ~ Matthew ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Most scary children's films are frightening in a conventional, highly confrontational manner. The Witches has these kind of moments, but it also has moments that are scary in a more subtle, sinister and disturbing manner, such as the sequence involving the child who disappeared into a painting. Nicolas Roeg has done an admirable job of keeping the macabre atmosphere of Roald Dahl's original book, softening ... Read Review

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	Anjelica Huston Mrs. Ernst/ Grand High Witch Mai Zetterling Helga Jasen Fisher Luke Rowan Atkinson Mr. Stringer

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