Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Roald Dahl's The Witches
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2020
1h 44m
6.3(2918 votes)
Comedy
Fantasy
Family
Horror

Overview

In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered.

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The Roald Dahl Story Company

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Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Anne Hathaway

Grand High Witch

Anne Hathaway
Acting

Octavia Spencer

Grandma

Octavia Spencer
Acting

Stanley Tucci

Mr Stringer

Stanley Tucci
Acting

Jahzir Bruno

Hero Boy

Jahzir Bruno
Acting

Chris Rock

Older Hero (voice)

Chris Rock
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Codie-Lei Eastick

Bruno Jenkins

Codie-Lei Eastick
Acting

Kristin Chenoweth

Daisy / Mary (voice)

Kristin Chenoweth
Acting

Charles Edwards

Mr Jenkins

Charles Edwards
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Morgana Robinson

Mrs Jenkins

Morgana Robinson
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Brian Bovell

Reginald

Brian Bovell
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Josette Simon

Zelda

Josette Simon
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Eugenia Caruso

Consuella

Eugenia Caruso
Acting

Ana Maria Maskell

Esmerelda

Ana Maria Maskell
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Amber Flanagan

Esmeralda

No Image
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Eurydice El-Etr

Samantha

Eurydice El-Etr
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Orla O'Rourke

Saoirse

Orla O'Rourke
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Penny Lisle

Lana

Penny Lisle
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Dempsey Bovell

Jesup

Dempsey Bovell
Acting

Jonathan Livingstone

Raymond

Jonathan Livingstone
Acting

Paul Leonard

Maitre'D - Luther

Paul Leonard
Acting

Simon Manyonda

Sous Chef

Simon Manyonda
Acting

Philippe Spall

Chef

Philippe Spall
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Abi Adeyemi

Witch

Abi Adeyemi
Acting

Anastasia Zabarchuk

Witch

Anastasia Zabarchuk
Acting

Katie Hardwick

Witch

Katie Hardwick
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Vivienne Acheampong

Alice's Mum

Vivienne Acheampong
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Sobowale Antonio Bamgbose

Alice's Dad

Sobowale Antonio Bamgbose
Acting

Lunga Skosana

Grandma's Mother

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Miranda Sarfo Peprah

Young Grandma

Miranda Sarfo Peprah
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Joseph Zinyemba

Basketball Kid

Joseph Zinyemba
Acting

Me'sha Bryan

Chambermaid

Me'sha Bryan
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Cyril Nri

Chief Doorman

Cyril Nri
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Joshua Neil

Officer Perry

Joshua Neil
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Ken Nwosu

Bellman

Ken Nwosu
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Angus Wright

Waiter

Angus Wright
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Sarah T. Cohen

Witch

Sarah T. Cohen
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Rachel Sophia-Anthony

Shop Customer (uncredited)

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