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- BFI identifier430990
- Date1996 (Copyright)
1996-08-02 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPartly animated, partly live-action adaptation of the story by Roald Dahl. Living a carefree life with his parents by the British seashore, young James is suddenly orphaned and sent to live with his two cruel aunts. After meeting a mysterious old man, James discovers a long-dead peach tree has burst into life and produced an enormous peach...which keeps growing. One night James crawls inside the peach and makes friends with the insects living there. Gradually the peach rolls down to the sea and sails to Gotham. (Synopsis) Mainly animated adaptation of the story by Roald Dahl. The adventures of a young orphaned boy who, after an encounter with a mysterious old man, escapes from the clutches of his evil aunts by taking refuge inside a giant peach. The peach and its human and insect inhabitants sets sail for New York. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirector: Henry Selick
Production Company: Inc. Disney Enterprises
Production Company: Allied Film-makers
view all - CastSimon Callow (voice of Grasshopper)
Richard Dreyfuss (voice of Centipede)
Jane Leeves (voice of Ladybug)
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Title
James and the Giant Peach (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/78A0-3FC9-AFFC-8BBF-9914-4Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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view all - ArticlesScreen International n1052 5 Apr 1996 - Credits, ReviewCinefex n66 June 1996 - Article, Interview, Prod. ReportStarBurst n217 September 1996 - Credits, ReviewEmpire n87 September 1996 - InterviewCinefantastique v27 n8 April 1996 - Previewview all
- BooksAnimated films - 2004view all
- James and the Giant Peach
Work - 430990 - 1996 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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