The Witches (1990 film)
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The Witches (1990 film) is a dark fantasy comedy based on Roald Dahl’s novel, best known for Anjelica Huston’s iconic performance as the Grand High Witch and its imaginative practical effects.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Witches (1990 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | children's book ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Witches (novel)
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The Witches (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harvey Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Nicolas Roeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Tony Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Grand High Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPracticalEffects | yes ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
child endangerment by witches
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witches disguised as ordinary women ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Norway
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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dark fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Witches (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaDistributor | Warner Home Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stanley Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | boy turned into mouse by witches ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceBy | Anjelica Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Jim Henson
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Mark Shivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Jim Henson Productions
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Lorimar Film Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-08-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Allan Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
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seaside hotel ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Jim Henson's Creature Shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anjelica Huston
NERFINISHED
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Bill Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Brenda Blethyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasen Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Mai Zetterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowan Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
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