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The BFG(Movie, 1989)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 27min | Genres: Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
The BFGRating: 3.3/5 (with 6666 votes)
Roald Dahl's The BFG, or simply The BFG, is a 1989 British animated fantasy adventure made-for-television film directed by Brian Cosgrove from a screenplay by John Hambley, based on the 1982 novel The BFG by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl's The BFG debuted in the United Kingdom on 25 December 1989, on ITV. The film was dedicated to animator George Jackson, who had worked on numerous Cosgrove Hall Productions productions prior to his death in 1986. This film is also the last role of Ballard Berkeley (the voice of the Head of the Army), who died in 1988. ()
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About The BFG

Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Based on the work of: Roald Dahl ("The BFG")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Danish (DA), English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/03/2014 (World premiere: 12/25/1989)
Director: Brian Cosgrove
Screenwriter: Roald Dahl
Composer: Keith Hopwood
Performer: Keith Hopwood
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der große freundliche Riese"
"El G.G.B."
"The Big Friendly Giant"

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