Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2004-10-15) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins total |
| Screen: | David Solomons, E. Nesbit |
| Productions: | Endgame Entertainment, Sandfairy, Davis Films, The Jim Henson Company, Capitol Films, UK Film Council, Feel Films, Isle of Man Film |
| Production Countries: | France, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 47615: Tara Fitzgerald - Mother
- 1281: Freddie Highmore - Robert
- 15739: Alex Jennings - Father
- 80860: Jonathan Bailey - Cyril
- 80861: Jessica Claridge - Anthea
- 21661: Poppy Rogers - Jane
- 20240: Zoë Wanamaker - Martha
Crews
- 1186790: David Solomons - Screenplay - Writing
- 1263560: Edith Nesbit - Novel - Writing
- 1387618: John Stephenson - Director - Directing
- 4697: Samuel Hadida - Producer - Production
- 79666: Lisa Henson - Producer - Production
- 81264: Nick Hirschkorn - Producer - Production
- 52159: James D. Stern - Executive Producer - Production
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We start a bit like as with the "Chronicles of Narnia" story with a family dislocated from war-torn London to stay with their potty "Uncle Albert" (Kenneth Branagh), his brattish son "Horace" (Alexander Pownall) and their housekeeper "Martha" (Zoë Wanamaker). Of course they miss thei ....
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