The Borrowers (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Walter C. Miller

Writers:

Mary Norton (novel)
Jay Presson Allen (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy

Plot:

An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home. |

Plot Keywords:

Boy | 19th Century | Aunt Nephew Relationship | Little People | Based On Novel

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Eddie Albert	...	Pod Clock
Tammy Grimes	...	Homily Clock
Judith Anderson	...	Aunt Sophy (as Dame Judith Anderson)
Beatrice Straight	...	Mrs. Crampfurl
Barnard Hughes	...	Mr. Crampfurl
Dennis Larson	...	The Boy
Karen Pearson	...	Arrietty Clock
Murray Westgate	...	Ernie
Dan McIlravey	...	Tom

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | South Korea:All | USA:Unrated

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Movie Connections:

Version of "The Borrowers" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Isn't It Something

Very nicely done indeed

Saw this Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation growing up, don't know if it's available on video but it absolutely should be. Fine performances all round, with a nice tight script that does full justice to the really important things in the book: the details of how the Clock family live, the amusing relationships between Pod and Aunt Sophy and Arietty and the boy.

Definitely one of the better films for children of the past 30 years. Literate and never condescends. And never falls into the trap of making any of the characters too cute.