The Borrowers
2011•1h 30m•5.8•Released
FamilyComedyAdventureFantasyTV Movie
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.
Director
Tom Harper
Writer
Ben Vanstone
Languages
Russian, English, Portuguese
Studio
BBC
Cast
Christopher Eccleston
Pod Clock
Stephen Fry
Professor Mildeye
Sharon Horgan
Homily Clock
Aisling Loftus
Arrietty Clock
Robert Sheehan
Spiller
Victoria Wood
Granny Driver
Shaun Dooley
Josh Charles
Charlie Hiscock
James
Anne Hirsch
Jenny
Warona Seane
Dean Karen Richards
Francis Chouler
Spiller's Mate
Production
Company
BBC
Company
Moonlighting Films
Company
Working Title Films
Company
Working Title Television
Producer
Radford Neville
Producer
Marvin Saven
Producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr
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