James and the Giant Peach

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

12 April 1996, 15 October 1997, 25 July 1996

Director

Henry Selick

Composer

Randy Newman

Performer

Randy Newman

Based on

James and the Giant Peach

Genre

fantasy film, musical film, children's film

Awards

Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

after a work by

Roald Dahl

assessment

Bechdel test

cast member

Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Steven Culp, Mike Starr

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

collection

Museum of Modern Art

color

color

country of origin

United Kingdom, United States

described by source

The 200 films to see before you almost grow up

director of photography

Hiro Narita

distributed by

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, Disney+

distribution format

theatrical release, video on demand

duration

79

form of creative work

feature film

FSK film rating

FSK 6

has characteristic

title for Spain, title for Hispanic America, film based on a novel

Kijkwijzer rating

6

narrative location

England

narrator

Pete Postlethwaite

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film, Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Tim Burton, Denise Di Novi, Henry Selick

production company

Walt Disney Pictures, Allied Filmmakers, Skellington Productions, Guild Home Video

review score

91%, 7.2/10

screenwriter

Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts

title

James and the Giant Peach

voice actor

Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, David Thewlis, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, Miriam Margolyes, Chris Sarandon, Tony Anselmo