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The Gruffalo 2009 Directed by Max Lang , Jakob Schuh

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Animation , Family
Production Companies Magic Light Pictures , Orange Eye
Release Date 25 December 2009
27 mins
Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter Mother Squirrel (voice)
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon Snake (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane The Gruffalo (voice)
James Corden
James Corden Mouse (voice)
John Hurt
John Hurt Owl (voice)
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson Fox (voice)
Crew
Directors
Max Lang
Max Lang
Jakob Schuh
Jakob Schuh
Writers
Jakob Schuh
Jakob Schuh
Max Lang
Max Lang
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson
Animation
Tobias von Burkersroda
Tobias von Burkersroda
Visual Effects
Parzival Rothlein
Parzival Rothlein
Original Writers
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson
Axel Scheffler
Axel Scheffler
Music
René Aubry
René Aubry
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