James and the Giant Peach (film)

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Movie
German title James and the giant peach
Original title James and the Giant Peach
Country of production USA , UK
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 79 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Henry Selick
script Karey Kirkpatrick ,
Jonathan Roberts ,
Steven Bloom
production Tim Burton ,
Denise Di Novi ,
Jake Eberts ,
John Engel ,
Brian Rosen ,
Henry Selick
music Randy Newman
camera Pete Kozachik ,
Hiro Narita ,
Eric Swenson
cut Stan Webb
occupation
synchronization

James and the Giant Peach is an American fantasy film from 1996 based on the children's book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl . It was jointly produced by Allied Filmmakers , Skellington Productions Inc. and Walt Disney Pictures . The film opened in German cinemas on July 25, 1996.

action

The boy James Henry Trotter lives by the sea with his beloved parents. You dream of a boat trip to New York. But then his parents are suddenly killed by a huge rhinoceros , a metaphor for lightning , storms and thunder , and James has to live with his two terrible aunts, Sponge and Spiky. His life has become unbearable until something unbelievable happens: a mysterious stranger hands him magical crocodile tongues in a bag, ingredients for a mysterious potion that is supposed to save James from his fate. When he wants to go back into the house, he stumbles, and the magical hippies seem to disappear into the ground of the garden without a trace. A little later, a peach grows on a barren peach tree at this point . It will soon be twice as big as the tree itself. While the aunts are displaying the giant peach for money, James crawls into the peach one night and makes friends with giant insects: the reserved Mr. von Heuschreck, the boastful Mr. Millipede, the neurotic and paranoid Herr Würmle, the opaque Mademoiselle Spider and the good-natured Lady Ladybird. Shortly afterwards, the peach breaks loose from the tree, overtakes James' aunts and drifts on the Atlantic Ocean. James ties the peach to a flock of seagulls and they fly through the air. They experience many adventures along the way. In the end, James has to face his aunts and the rhinoceros and overcomes his fears. Once in New York , James and his friends are welcomed into society, and James writes a book about his experiences.

Cast and dubbing

role actor German speaker
grasshopper Simon Callow (voice) Gerd Vespermann
centipede Richard Dreyfuss (voice) Hartmut Neugebauer
Lady beetle Jane Leeves Hannelore Gray
Aunt prong Joanna Lumley Kathrin Ackermann
Aunt sponge Miriam Margolyes Heidi Treutler
Firefly Miriam Margolyes (voice) Margit Weinert
old man Pete Postlethwaite Joachim Höppner
spider Susan Sarandon (voice) Sibylle Nicolai
James Paul Terry Manuel Straube
earthworm David Thewlis (voice) Walter von Hauff
James' father Steven Culp Frank Röth

Awards

In 1997, the film won the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for best animated film and the Young Artist Award for best animated family film, among others . He was nominated for the Oscar ( best film music , Randy Newman ), the Saturn Award ( best fantasy film ), Satellite Award and Young Artist Award (Paul Terry).

criticism

“An inconsistent, in some passages astonishing, in other parts tiring adaptation of the children's book by Roald Dahl, which is unsuitable for children because of its depressing mood. The animated film sequences sometimes achieve a high artistic quality. "

- Lexicon of international film

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ James and the Giant Peach. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on April 18, 2017 .
  2. ↑ James and the Giant Peach. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 24, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used