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The Witches

Name: The Witches
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Horror
Released: 1990-05-25
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.94

★ 6,9 /10 (1,388 Votes)

1990 EN 91 min

Overview

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

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Release date

25/05/1990

Votes

1,388

Popularity

6.3

Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!

Genres

Fantasy Family Horror

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

91 min

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$15,400,000

Jasen Fisher

Luke Eveshim

Mai Zetterling

Helga Eveshim

Anjelica Huston

Miss Eva Ernst

Charlie Potter

Bruno Jenkins

Rowan Atkinson

Mr Stringer

Bill Paterson

Mr Jenkins

Brenda Blethyn

Mrs Jenkins

Jane Horrocks

Miss Irvine

Nora Connolly

Beatrice

Rose English

Dora

Jenny Runacre

Elsie

Angelique Rockas

Henrietta

Rosamund Greenwood

Janice

Sukie Smith

Marlene

Emma Relph

Millie

Annabel Brooks

Nicola

Vincent Marzello

Luke's Father

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Darcy Flynn

Luke's Mother

Ola Otnes

Erica's Father

No photo

Merete Armand

Erica's Mother

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Elsie Eide

Erica

Jim Carter

Head Chef

Roberta Taylor

Witch Chef

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Anne Tirard

Lady #1

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Leila Hoffman

Lady #2

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Johan Sverre Myhre

Policeman

Arvid Ones

Policeman

Sverre Røssummoen

Policeman

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Grete Nordrå

Norwegian Witch

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Serena Harragin

Doctor

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Brian Hawksley

Elderly Waiter

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Debra Gillett

Waitress

Anne Lambton

Woman in Black

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Kristin Steinsland

Child Helga

Michael Palin

Witch at Meeting (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Young "Luke" (an enthusiastic Jasen Fisher) lives with his grandmother "Helga" (May Zetterling) after being mysteriously orphaned. His grandmother has made him worldly wise to the ways of witches, and so he is alert to the antics of "Eva" (Angelica Huston) when he and his ever-hungry new friend "Bruno" (Charlie Potter) meet in a seaside hotel. Overhearing her evil grand design as she addresses a convention of hags and crones, both he and his friend are turned into white mice - but can he get back to his grandmother and warn her before all the children in the world are gone? It's quite a quickl…

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