Five Children and It

The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.

Cast

Tara Fitzgerald

Tara Fitzgerald

as Mother

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

as Robert

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

as Father

Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey

as Cyril

Jessica Claridge

Jessica Claridge

as Anthea

Poppy Rogers

Poppy Rogers

as Jane

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

as Martha

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

as Uncle Albert

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

as It

Duncan Preston

Duncan Preston

as Sergeant

Reviews

CinemaSerf

We start a bit like as with the "Chronicles of Narnia" story with a family dislocated from war-torn London to stay with their potty "Uncle Albert" (Kenneth Branagh), his brattish son "Horace" (Alexander Pownall) and their housekeeper "Martha" (Zoë Wanamaker). Of course they miss their home and their...

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