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1989 Certificate PG
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Following the death of his parents in a car crash, young Luke is taken to England by his grandmother, who delights him with her tales of dark forces, witches, and their wicked ways. While stopping at a seaside hotel, Luke discovers a plot by the Grand High Witch to turn all the children of England into mice. Can Luke and his .. Read more

Starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Bill Paterson, Rowan Atkinson
Director Nicolas Roeg
Genres Comedy

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The Witches

Following the death of his parents in a car crash, young Luke is taken to England by his grandmother, who delights him with her tales of dark forces, witches, and their wicked ways. While stopping at a seaside hotel, Luke discovers a plot by the Grand High Witch to turn all the children of England into mice. Can Luke and his grandmother foil the evil witch's plan?

Starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Bill Paterson, Rowan Atkinson, Jasen Fisher
Director Nicolas Roeg
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 17 Oct 2005
Production year: 1989
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Roald Dahl's story about a little boy on a seaside holiday who discovers a witches' convention plotting to annihilate children is brilliantly brought to life in this fantasy adventure by director Nicolas Roeg. As chief witch, Anjelica Huston gets a gruesome Jim Henson's Creature Shop makeover, while Mai Zetterling is transformed into lavender and old lace as the boy's granny. Memorable sequences include the one in which the boy is turned into a mouse. Children should hold their parents' hands through some of it — grown-ups are notoriously nervous.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Dark, marvelous....What it shows, again, is the secret of Henson's vast appeal: his respect for children and their intelligence...

    • Los Angeles Times
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The Witches (Roald Dahl)

    My daughter has the Roald Dahl book collection, so when this film arrived through the door, she was intrigued to see if it was similar to the book, she said it was and thought the film was brilliant. She hardly said a word all through it, she was just transfixed to the television. A little dark, but very entertaining.

      • A customer from Bromsgrove, England
      • Posted 14 Nov 2005 23:33

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The Witches is the rarest thing you'll ever see

    The Witches is the rarest thing you'll ever see: a black comedy for children. Adults just assume that kids don't have the level of wit and sophistication to appreciate sly and sarcastic humour, but here that theory is challenged with a vengeance and this film proves itself to be a wickedly entertaining, knowingly cruel pantomime.

      • A customer from Birmingham
      • Posted 15 Oct 2005 17:54

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