Fantasy ·Adventure ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1983 · 52m

Jack and the Beanstalk

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Director
Lamont Johnson
Cast
Dennis Christopher as Jack Elliott Gould as The Giant Jean Stapleton as The Giantess Katherine Helmond as Jack's Mother Mark Blankfield as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator Jerry Hall as The Lady of the Harp
Crew
Marco Zappia — Editor Frank Serafine — Original Music Composer Mark Curtiss — Writer Rod Ash — Writer Jonathan T. Taplin — Producer Shelley Duvall — Producer
Synopsis

Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?

Mood & Themes
magicfairy talepovertybased on fairy talestarvationgiantfaerie tale theatre
Key Collaborators
Lamont Johnson Director Marco Zappia Editor Frank Serafine Original Music Composer Mark Curtiss Writer Rod Ash Writer Jonathan T. Taplin Producer Shelley Duvall Producer Jefferson Eliot Production Design J. Allen Highfill Costume Design
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