The Witches
1990
Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
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While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
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- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Written by
- Roald Dahl, Allan Scott
- Produced by
- Mark Shivas
- Composer
- Stanley Myers
- Cinematographer
- Harvey Harrison
- Editor
- Tony Lawson
- Origin countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- PG
- Also known as
- Roald Dahl's, The Witches
- TMDB
- 7.0/10 (1,364 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 94% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 78/100
- IMDb
- 6.8/10 (58,478 votes)
Cast
Jasen Fisher
Luke Eveshim
Mai Zetterling
Helga Eveshim
Anjelica Huston
Miss Eva Ernst
Charlie Potter
Bruno Jenkins
Rowan Atkinson
Mr Stringer
Bill Paterson
Mr Jenkins
Brenda Blethyn
Mrs Jenkins
Jane Horrocks
Miss Irvine
Nora Connolly
Beatrice
Rose English
Dora
Jenny Runacre
Elsie
Angelique Rockas
Henrietta
Rosamund Greenwood
Janice
Sukie Smith
Marlene
Emma Relph
Millie
Annabel Brooks
Nicola
Vincent Marzello
Luke's Father
Darcy Flynn
Luke's Mother
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — OCCULT Pt 14: The Witches of Eastwick (1987) & The Witches (1990)
