Five Children and It
You are invited to discover the secret...
The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.
Crew and Cast
John StephensonDirector
Tara FitzgeraldMother
Freddie HighmoreRobert
Alex JenningsFather
Jonathan BaileyCyril
Jessica ClaridgeAnthea
Poppy RogersJane
Zoë WanamakerMartha
Kenneth BranaghUncle Albert
Suzy Eddie IzzardIt
Duncan PrestonSergeantAlec MuggletonLamb
Alexander PownallHorace
Georgio SerafiniMr. Bialli
John SessionsPeasemarshKim FentonRFC Flier
Zak MuggletonLamb
Norman Wisdom
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 15 October 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 5.6 / 10 (235 votes)
Production
- Director
- John Stephenson
- Writers
- Edith Nesbit, David Solomons
- Studios
- Endgame Entertainment, Sandfairy, Davis Films
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Box Office
- Budget
- $16.0M
- Revenue
- $5.1M
- Profit
- $10.9M loss
- Return
- 0.3×
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English