Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- fairy
- based on children's book
- wish fulfillment
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Jessica Claridge — Anthea
- Poppy Rogers — Jane
- Zoë Wanamaker — Martha
- Kenneth Branagh — Uncle Albert
- Suzy Eddie Izzard — It
- Duncan Preston — Sergeant
- Alec Muggleton — Lamb
- Alexander Pownall — Horace
- Georgio Serafini — Mr. Bialli
- John Sessions — Peasemarsh
- Kim Fenton — RFC Flier
- Directed
- John Stephenson
- Written
- David Solomons
Production
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 · 234 ratings
- Studio
- Endgame Entertainment, Sandfairy, Davis Films, The Jim Henson Company, Capitol Films, UK Film Council
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
