Five Children and It
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| Released | September 11, 2004 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Director | John Stephenson |
| Written by | David Solomons (screenplay) and E. Nesbit (novel "Five Children and It") |
| Original music by | Jane Antonia Cornish |
| Studio | Jim Henson Pictures, Sandfairy, Capitol Films and Endgame Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating | G |
Five Children and It is a 2004 theatrical feature, adopted from a popular British children's novel. The story focuses on five children, sent to stay with their eccentric Uncle Albert by the seaside, while their father fights during World War II. They soon discover a cranky sand fairy, or Psammead, called It. Jim Henson's Creature Shop created It, as both an animatronic puppet and a CG digital character.
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as Robert
- Jonathan Bailey as Cyril
- Jessica Claridge as Anthea
- Poppy Rogers as Jane
- Alec and Zak Muggleton as The Lamb
- Alexander Pownall as Horace
- Alex Jennings as Father
- John Sessions as Peasemarsh
- Zoë Wanamaker as Martha
- Tara Fitzgerald as Mother
- Eddie Izzard as It (voice)
- Kenneth Branagh as Uncle Albert
- Norman Wisdom as Nesbit
Credits
- Producers: Nick Hirschhorn, Lisa Henson, and Samuel Hadida
- Creative Supervisor: Jamie Courtier
- Head of Design & Sculpt: Sharon Smith
- Animatronics Designer: Igor Chevalier
- Shell Maquette Sculpt: Emma Jackson
- Animatronic Body Supervisor: Richard Darwin
- Animatronic Head Designer: Adrian Parish
- CG Supervisor: Sean Lewkiw
- Animation Director: John Stephenson
- It Puppeteer/Performance Animation: Rob Tygner
- Animators: Steve Brown, Will Correia, Mark Davies, Andy Fraser, Saul Freed, Joelle Newton-Mold, Karl Schudeck, Richard Smith
- Digital Paint/Roto Artist: Vicky Stockwell
