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Five Children and It

Year:

2004

Duration:

89 min

Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

John Stephenson

Awards:

2 wins

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 2004-10-15

Filming Locations: England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: €13,422 (Netherlands) (23 January 2005)

Gross: £1,519,049 (UK) (14 November 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Sessions

Tara Fitzgerald

Mother

Freddie Highmore

Robert

Alex Jennings

Father

Jonathan Bailey

Cyril

Jessica Claridge

Anthea

Poppy Rogers

Jane

Alec Muggleton

Lamb

Zak Muggleton

Lamb

Zoë Wanamaker

Martha

Kenneth Branagh

Uncle Albert

Alexander Pownall

Horace

Eddie Izzard

Georgio Serafini

Mr. Bialli

Kim Fenton

RFC Flier

Norman Wisdom

Nesbitt

Duncan Preston

Sergeant

Did you know?

Trivia

Uncle Albert says the answer to his maths problem (3465222) is "a prime number of the Zeeman series". This is a fictional series, first used in Flash Gordon by Dr Zarkov who says: "A-ha! I thought it was one of the prime numbers of the Zeeman series."

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Just before the end credits finish rolling, "It" can be heard saying, "Wishasaurus mugs are available in the foyer of all good cinemas. Thank you".

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Never released to theaters in the U.S., where it played only at film festivals before being shown on U.S. cable TV.

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Goofs

Despite taking place in circa 1917, the children sing "Happy Birthday to You", which wasn't written until 1924, and didn't game popularity until around 1930.

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Quotes

Jane: I've got you, Sand Fairy.

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Psammead: [sarcastically] You're so funny! Have your parents tried boiling you?

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Mother: Shhh...

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