The Witches

Nicholas Roeg (director)
Roald Dahl (novelist)
Jim Henson (producer)
Allan Scott (screenwriter)
Anjelica Huston, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Brenda Blethyn (starring)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1990. Vintage black and white studio still photograph from the 1990 film, showing actors Jasen Fisher and Mai Zetterling.

Based on the 1983 novel by Roald Dahl. Anjelica Huston stars as the leader of the witches, intent on turning all children in England into mice, only to be foiled by a boy and his grandmother. The final Jim Henson Productions effort completed prior to Henson’s death, and the final film based on a Roald Dahl story produced prior to Dahl’s passing the same year. Overlooked upon its release, it has since gained a cult following.

Set in England, shot on location in England and Norway.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #150842]