The Witches (1990)

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PG | 1 hr 31 mins | Fantasy, Adaptation | Released: 8/24/1990 |Box Office Total: $8.7M

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Synopsis:

A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/24/1990

Director	Credit
Nicolas Roeg	Director
John Palmer	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Anjelica Huston	Miss Ernst -- Grand High Witch
Mai Zetterling	Helga
Jasen Fisher	Luke
Rowan Atkinson	Mr Stringer
Bill Paterson	Mr Jenkins
Brenda Blethyn	Mrs Jenkins
Charlie Potter	Bruno Jenkins
Jane Horrocks	Miss Irvine -- Miss Ernst's Assistant
Anne Lambton	Woman in Black
Sukie Smith	Marlene
Jenny Runacre	Elsie
Annabel Brooks	Nicola
Emma Relph	Millie
Nora Connolly	Beatrice
Rosamund Greenwood	Janice
Anjelique Rockas	Henrietta
Ann Tirard	1st Lady
Leila Hoffman	2nd Lady
Jim Carter	Head Chef
Roberta Taylor	Witch Chef
Brian Hawksley	Elderly Waiter
Debra Gillett	Waitress
Darcy Flynn	Luke's Mother
Vincent Marzello	Luke's Father
Serena Harragin	Doctor
Greta Nordra	Norwegian Witch
Elsie Eide	Erica
Kirstin Steinsland	Child Helga
Merete Armand	Erica's Mother
Ola Otnes	Erica's Father
Johan Sverre	Policeman
Arvid Ones	Policeman
Sverre Rossummoen	Policeman
Production Credits	Credit
Mark Shivas	Producer
Jim Henson	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Jim Henson Company	Production Company
Lorimar Film Entertainment Picture	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Cidif	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Gilad	Theatrical Distributor
MPG	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Bergen, Norway
Writer	Credit
Allan Scott	Screenplay
Roald Dahl	Book as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Sarah Dean	Assistant Accountant - production accountant assistant
Brian Bailey	Production Accountant
Len Cave	Accountant - location accountant
Ann Thrift	Assistant Accountant - production accountant assistant
Art Department	Credit
Andrew Sanders	Production Designer
Ingeborg Kvamme	Set Designer - set designer assistant
Norman Dorme	Art Director - art direction supervisor
Robin Tarsnane	Set Decorator
Michael Ploog	Storyboard Artist
John King	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Celestia Fox	Casting
Alderman and Andreas Casting	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
John Palmer	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Stephen Morley	Photography - stills
Harvey Harrison	Director of Photography
Gordon Hayman	Camera Operator
Paul Wilson	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Christopher Palmer	Music Arranger
Stanley Myers	Music
Chris Dibble	Music - music recording
Physical Effects	Credit
Jane Gootnick	Puppets Construction - puppet mice
John Stephenson	Animatronics - animatronics designer
Steve Whitmire	Puppeteer
William Plant	Animatronics - animatronics coordinator
Brian Henson	Puppeteer
Rob Tygner	Puppeteer
Donald Austen	Puppeteer
Anthony Asbury	Puppeteer
David Greenaway	Puppeteer
Production Management	Credit
Clare St. John	Production Coordinator
Mary Holdsworth	Script Supervisor
Hans Otto Nicolayssen	Production Manager
Jennie McClean-Cooke	Post-Production Coordinator
Liz Kerry	Location Manager
Barry Wasserman	Assistant Director
Dusty Symonds	Line Producer
Philip Kohler	Location Manager
Callum McDougall	Assistant Director
Mark Layton	Assistant Director
Chris Newman	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Carolyn Jardine	Publicity - publicist
Public Relations	Credit
Carolyn Jardine Publicity	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Philip Alton	Sound Effects Editor
Ron Butcher	Sound - sound maintenance
Rodney Glenn	Sound Editor
John Salter	Boom Operator
Peter Sutton	Sound Mixer
Derek Holding	Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Julian Rodd	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
Neal Scanlan	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical designer
Verner Gresty	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical designer
Chris Barton	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical designer
David Barrington Holt	Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical designer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Chrissie Beveridge	Makeup
Tricia Cameron	Hair - hairstyles
Steve Norrington	Special Makeup Effects
Marit Allen	Costume Designer
Dorothea Smylie	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Richard Pointing	Wardrobe Supervisor
Sally Sutton	Makeup Assistant
Nigel Booth	Makeup
Nigel Booth	Special Makeup Effects
Sally Harrison	Makeup Assistant

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