Five Children and It (2004)

Five Children and It is a 2004 family fantasy comedy drama adventure film adaptation of the 1902 novel Five Children and It, which features live action and computer animation. It was directed by John Stephenson, produced by Nick Hirschkorn, Lisa Henson and Samuel Hadida, written by E. Nesbit and David Solomons with music by Jane Antonia Cornish and starring Tara FitzGerald, Freddie Highmore, Alex Jennings, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers, Alec Muggleton, Zak Muggleton, Zoë Wanamaker, Kenneth Branagh, Alexander Pownall, Robert Tygner, Eddie Izzard as the voice of It-Psammead, Georgio Serafini, John Sessions, Kim Fenton, Norman Wisdom and Duncan Preston and Zak.
Five Children and It was released on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 21, 2005 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Pathé, and only on the DVD format in the United States on July 5, 2005 by Warner Home Video.
== Images ==
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK VHS cover.jpeg|UK/Ireland VHS cover
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK DVD cover V1.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (front)
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK DVD cover V2.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (spine)
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK DVD cover V3.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (back)
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK DVD cover V4.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (full layout)
File:Five Children and It 2004 UK DVD disc label.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD disc label
File:Five Children and It 2004 US DVD cover.png|US DVD cover
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
Five children staying in their eccentric uncle's labyrinthine mansion for protection during World War I befriend a sand fairy who has the power to grant wishes.
=== Genres ===
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Drama
* Family
* Fantasy
=== Home Media Rating ===
* PG (Ireland)
* U (UK)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* France
* United Kingdom
* United States
=== Category Number ===
* P9145S (UK / Ireland) (VHS)
* P-SGB P9145DVD (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* March 21, 2005 (UK) (VHS / DVD)
* March 21, 2005 (Ireland) (VHS / DVD)
* July 5, 2005 (US) (DVD)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Capitol Films
* Isle of Man Film Commission
* The Jim Henson Company
* Jim Henson Pictures
* Davis Films
* UK Film Council
* Endgame Entertainment
=== Distributors ===
* Pathé (2004) (UK) (all media)
* Pathé (2004) (Ireland) (all media)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (VHS / DVD)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Ireland) (VHS / DVD)
* Warner Home Video (2005) (US) (DVD)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 2.35:1
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