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The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

5,8 /10 (12 Votes)
1971 EN 26 min

Overview

A giant builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but then winter sets in permanently. Children's classic story by Oscar Wilde.

Release date

26/11/1971

Votes

12

Popularity

0.3

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

26 min

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-05-17

⭐ 7

If you're a Cornish ogre, then next time someone comes to visit you, make sure it's not a giant who wants to stay for seven years! Finally taking the hint that it might be time to go home, the giant returns to find his castle garden a playground for the local urchins. He's not impressed, and makes it clear that it's his own exclusive pasture. The kids can play elsewhere! To make sure, he dismantles some of his castle and builds a great wall around it (this bit is accompanied by a rather jolly Peter, Paul and Mary style of ditty warning of the dangers of walling himself in). Task complete, the …

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