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    Witches, The (1990)

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    Produced by Jim Henson (The Muppets), whose famed Creature Shop provided the amazing special effects, The Witches is a fanciful and exciting story about orphaned nine-year-old Luke (Jasen Fisher) and his grandmother (Mai Zetterling) who turn the tables on a witch’s plot to turn all the children of Britain into mice.

    Although the movie doesn’t quite live up to Roald Dahl’s novel, Academy Award-winner Angelica Huston is splendidly horrid as the Grand High Witch and the prologue is truly upsetting.

    Co-starring comedy legend Rowan Atkinson (of Mr Bean and Black Adder fame), and Jason Fisher (Parenthood). The US version has a tacked-on happy ending.

    This was the final project for Jim Henson before his untimely death.

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    Miss Ernst/Grand High Witch
    Anjelica Huston
    Helga
    Mai Zetterling
    Luke
    Jasen Fisher
    Mr Stringer
    Rowan Atkinson
    Mr Jenkins
    Bill Paterson
    Mrs Jenkins
    Brenda Blethyn
    Bruno Jenkins
    Charlie Potter
    Miss Irvine
    Jane Horrocks
    Marlene
    Sukie Smith
    Dora
    Rose English
    Elsie
    Jenny Runacre
    Nicola
    Annabel Brooks
    Millie
    Emma Relph
    Beatrice
    Nora Connolly
    Woman in Black
    Anne Lambton
    Janice
    Rosamund Greenwood
    Henrietta 
    Angelique Rockas
    Luke’s Mother
    Darcy Flynn
    Luke’s Father
    Vincent Marzello
    Doctor
    Serena Harragin
    Norwegian Witch
    Grete Nordrå
    Erica
    Elsie Eide

    Director
    Nicolas Roeg

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