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The Gruffalo & the Gruffalo's Child Film Adaptations



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About the Gruffalo and the Gruffalo’s Child Movies


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Grøffeldyret, Le Gruffalo, Gruffalon, El Grúfalo, Der Grüffelo - Kleine Maus auf großer Mission, Zverjasec, טרופותי, Trofoti, GRUFALOA, Gruffaloen, O Grufalão, 더 그루팔로, 괴물 그루팔로, The Gruffalos Child, Urhe pikku mörkyli, Zverjašček, Донечка Ґруффало, Lillgruffalon, Das Grüffelokind - Kleines Monster ganz groß, グラファロのおじょうちゃん

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THE GRUFFALO

Based on The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Written by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

Directed by Max Lang, Jakob Schuh

Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson

Theme music composer: René Aubry

Producers: Martin Pope, Michael Rose

Running time: 27 minutes

Production companies: Magic Light Pictures, Studio Soi

Distributor: Magic Light Pictures

Original network: BBC One

Original release: 25 December 2009


The Gruffalo Plot from IMDb: “A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.”


The Gruffalo Awards and Nominations:

83rd Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film

63rd British Academy Film Awards Best Short Animation

Cartoon d'or

Anima Mundi Festival 2010 Best Short For Children

Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2010 Award For Best TV Special

Broadcast Awards 2011 Magic Light Pictures in association with Studio Soi Best Children's Programme

CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival 2011 Audience Award

Chicago International Children's Film Festival Best of the Fest

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2010 Best Television Animation Made for Children

Sapporo Short Fest 2010 Children's Choice Award Silver


The Gruffalo Cast and Characters:

Helena Bonham Carter Mother Squirrel (voice)

James Corden Mouse

Tom Wilkinson Fox

John Hurt Owl

Rob Brydon Snake

Robbie Coltrane Gruffalo

Sam Lewis First Little Squirrel

Phoebe Givron-Taylor Second Little Squirrel


ABOUT THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD

Created by Max Lang

Based on The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

Written by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

Directed by Johannes Weiland, Uwe Heidschotter

Starring Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, Shirley Henderson, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson

Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter

Theme music composer: René Aubry

Producers: Martin Pope, Michael Rose

Running time: 30 minutes

Production companies: Magic Light Pictures, Studio Soi

Distributor: E1 Entertainment

Original network: BBC One

Original release: 25 December 2011


The Gruffalo’s Child Plot from IMDb: “A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.”


The Gruffalo’s Child Cast and Characters:

Helena Bonham Carter Mother Squirrel

Shirley Henderson Gruffalo's Child

Robbie Coltrane Gruffalo

Rob Brydon Snake

John Hurt Owl

Tom Wilkinson Fox

James Corden Mouse

Phoebe Givron-Taylor Little Squirrel

Sam Lewis Little Squirrel


Produced by Martin Pope, Michael Rose, Daryl Shute

Music by René Aubry

Film Editing by Robin Sales

Casting By Karen Lindsay-Stewart

Production Design by Manuel Arenas

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