The Witches

Name: The Witches
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1990-05-25
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston, Charlie Potter

1990 · 1h 31m · Family, Fantasy, Horror · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated PG (US)

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

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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Nicolas Roeg

Written by

Allan Scott

Based on the novel by

Roald Dahl

Starring

Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston, Charlie Potter

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