Five Children and It (2004)

  • PG
  • 10/15/2004 (US)
  • Adventure, Fantasy, Family
  • 1h 28m

You are invited to discover the secret...

Overview

A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.

John Stephenson

Director

Edith Nesbit

Novel

David Solomons

Screenplay

Cast

Tara Fitzgerald's headshot

Tara Fitzgerald

Mother
Freddie Highmore's headshot

Freddie Highmore

Robert
Alex Jennings's headshot

Alex Jennings

Father
Jonathan Bailey's headshot

Jonathan Bailey

Cyril
Jessica Claridge's headshot

Jessica Claridge

Anthea
Poppy Rogers's headshot

Poppy Rogers

Jane
Zoë Wanamaker's headshot

Zoë Wanamaker

Martha
Kenneth Branagh's headshot

Kenneth Branagh

Uncle Albert

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