Family ·Comedy ·Adventure ·Fantasy ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 2011 · 1h 30m

The Borrowers

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Director
Tom Harper
Cast
Christopher Eccleston as Pod Clock Stephen Fry as Professor Mildeye Sharon Horgan as Homily Clock Aisling Loftus as Arrietty Clock Robert Sheehan as Spiller Victoria Wood as Granny Driver
Crew
Christopher Ross — Director of Photography Tim Goodwin — Editor Philip Miller — Original Music Composer Ben Vanstone — Writer Mary Norton — Novel Radford Neville — Producer
Synopsis

Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell above. After being discovered by 'human beans', borrower Arrietty and her parents are forced to leave their home while attempting to evade the clutches of obsessive scientist Professor Mildeye.

Trailer The Borrowers — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on children's booklittle peoplechristmas
Key Collaborators
Tom Harper Director Christopher Ross Director of Photography Tim Goodwin Editor Philip Miller Original Music Composer Ben Vanstone Writer Mary Norton Novel Radford Neville Producer Genevieve Hofmeyr Producer Marvin Saven Producer Paul Cripps Production Design Jo Katsaras Costume Design
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