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The Borrowers

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

2011•1h 30m•

★5.8(60 ratings)

FamilyComedyAdventure

Overview

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.

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Main Cast

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

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Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Professor Mildeye

Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan

Homily Clock

Aisling Loftus

Aisling Loftus

Arrietty Clock

Robert Sheehan

Robert Sheehan

Spiller

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

Granny Driver

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Josh Charles

Charlie Hiscock

Charlie Hiscock

James

Anne Hirsch

Anne Hirsch

Jenny

Warona Seane

Warona Seane

Dean Karen Richards

Francis Chouler

Francis Chouler

Spiller's Mate

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Tom Harper

Writing

Writer: Ben Vanstone
Novel: Mary Norton

Production

Producer: Radford Neville
Producer: Marvin Saven
Executive Producer: Simon Wright
Executive Producer: Eric Fellner
Producer: Genevieve Hofmeyr
Executive Producer: Walt deFaria

Music & Sound

Dialogue Editor: Harry Barnes
Foley Artist: Jason Swanscott
Original Music Composer: Philip Miller
Foley Artist: Paula Boram
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Scott Jones
Foley Artist: Ricky Butt

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Christopher Ross

Editing

Editor: Tim Goodwin

Art Direction

Art Direction: Mark Walker
Production Design: Paul Cripps
Set Decoration: Delia de Villiers Minnaar

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Jo Katsaras
Makeup Artist: Raine Edwards

Visual Effects

Digital Compositor: John Slattery

Keywords

based on children's booklittle peoplechristmas

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#2

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Russian, English, Portuguese.

#3

The film was directed by Tom Harper.

#4

The screenplay was written by Ben Vanstone.

#5

The score was composed by Philip Miller.

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Cinematography was handled by Christopher Ross.

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This title is listed on IMDb as tt1975269.

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Rating

5.8/10

Average

60 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Borrowers

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

U

Language:

Pусский, English, Português

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Production Companies:

BBC

BBC

Moonlighting Films

Working Title Films

Working Title Films

Working Title Television

Working Title Television

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