The Secret of Moonacre (2008)
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- PG
- 1h 43min
- Adventure, Family
- 06 Feb 2009 (UK)
- Movie
Maria inherits a book of secrets from her dad. She moves to her uncle's Moonacre estate. A family curse was cast on the valley. Only Maria can break it using her book.
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Cast
| Dakota Blue Richards | ... |
Maria Merryweather
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| Juliet Stevenson | ... |
Miss Heliotrope
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| Tim Curry | ... |
Coeur De Noir
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Tamás Tóth | ... |
Vicar
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| Augustus Prew | ... |
Robin De Noir
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György Szathmári | ... |
Lawyer
(as György Szatmari)
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| Natascha McElhone | ... |
Loveday
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| Ioan Gruffudd | ... |
Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather
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George Mendel | ... |
Priest
(as György Mendel)
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Michael Webber | ... |
Digweed
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Szabolcs Csák | ... |
Henry
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Lurko | ... |
Wrolf the Dog
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Kristof Z. Markovics | ... |
David
(as Zoltán Markovits)
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Marcell Tóth | ... |
Richard
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Zoltán Barabás Kis | ... |
Dulac
(as Zoltán Barabás Kiss)
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Andy Linden | ... |
Marmaduke Scarlet
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Csador | ... |
The Little White Horse
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| Oliver Simor | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Ferenc Vizes | ... |
English Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gabor Csupo | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Lucy Shuttleworth | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Graham Alborough | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Elizabeth Goudge | ... | (adapted from the book "The Little White Horse" by) |
Produced by
| Mark Brooke | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| David Brown | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Cowan | ... | producer |
| Simon Crowe | ... | executive producer |
| Jim Davey | ... | associate producer |
| Brian Donovan | ... | line producer |
| Simon Fawcett | ... | executive producer |
| Meredith Garlick | ... | producer |
| Samuel Hadida | ... | producer |
| Victor Hadida | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew Joynes | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Marshall | ... | executive producer |
| Péter Miskolczi | ... | co-producer |
| Monica Penders | ... | producer |
| Jason Piette | ... | producer |
| Lucy Shuttleworth | ... | associate producer |
| Jennifer Smith | ... | executive producer |
| Kaspar Strandskov | ... | executive producer |
| Gábor Váradi | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Christian Henson | ... | composer |
Cinematography by
| David Eggby | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Julian Rodd | ||
Editorial Department
| Ameenah Ayub Allen | ... | post-production coordinator (as Ameenah Ayub) |
| Chris Bentley | ... | digital lab operator |
| Alberto Buron | ... | digital lab operator |
| Karl Caffrey | ... | post-production coordinator |
| James Clarke | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Ian Cunningham | ... | assistant editor |
| Janó Fekete | ... | colourist: dailies |
| Stuart Fyvie | ... | colourist |
| Adam Gough | ... | assistant editor: avid |
| Scott Goulding | ... | assistant colourist |
| Aileen McIntosh | ... | digital lab operator |
| Ruari McLeod | ... | trailer editor |
| Kevin Phelan | ... | head of post-production: Lip Sync Post |
| Mark Sanger | ... | supervising first assistant editor |
| Daniel Tomlinson | ... | digital lab operator |
| Thomas Urbye | ... | promo colourist |
| James Winnifrith | ... | first assistant editor |
| Verity Wislocki | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
| Celestia Fox | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| Sophie Becher | ||
Art Direction by
| Bill Crutcher | ... | supervising art director |
| Mónika Esztán | ||
| Gary Jopling | ||
| Gabriella Simon | ||
Set Decoration by
| Zoltán Horváth | ||
| Kay McGlone | ||
Costume Design by
| Beatrix Aruna Pasztor | ||
Makeup Department
| Lynda Armstrong | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Amy Byrne | ... | hairdresser / makeup artist |
| Nana Fischer | ... | key hair stylist |
| Katalin Jakots | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Meg Clark | ... | post-production supervisor |
| István Király | ... | unit production manager |
| Maria Ungor | ... | production manager |
| Márton Váradi | ... | unit manager: second unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Will Cummins | ... | third assistant director |
| Alison Goring | ... | second assistant director |
| Vera Janisch | ... | assistant director |
| Charlie Watson | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Daniel Alexandru | ... | sculptor: All Deco International |
| Roxana Alexandru | ... | draughtperson |
| Barna Brill | ... | construction manager |
| Péter Brill | ... | construction manager |
| István Bártfai | ... | set dresser |
| Douglas Ingram | ... | storyboard artist |
| Bela Kerek | ... | visual concept artist |
| József Kiss | ... | construction manager |
| Magdi Kondorosi | ... | buyer |
| Viktoria Koreny | ... | sculptor assistant |
| Péter Koronghy | ... | set dresser |
| Moni Kovacs | ... | prop master assistant |
| Warren Lever | ... | construction manager: UK |
| Csaba Lodi | ... | sculptor |
| Liviu Marcu | ... | sculptor: All Deco International |
| Dóra Nagy | ... | art production assistant (as Dora Nagy) |
| Cenay Oekmen | ... | matte painter |
| Antony Parnell | ... | props |
| Steve Parnell | ... | property master |
| Szilvia Ritter | ... | assistant art director |
| Kinga Szabó | ... | art department production assistant |
| Marton Szalay | ... | set dresser |
| Villõ Turcsány | ... | sculptor |
| István Váradi | ... | set dresser |
| Vera Wennesz | ... | scenic artist |
| Philip Clark | ... | picture researcher (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Philip Alton | ... | dialogue adr editor |
| Paul Apted | ... | sound effects editor |
| Sam Auguste | ... | sound editor |
| Paula Boram | ... | foley artist |
| Nick Foley | ... | adr mixer |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer |
| Rick Gould | ... | adr recorder |
| Craig Irving | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rupert Ivey | ... | sound mixer |
| Hugo Jeffreys | ... | adr recordist |
| Mark Lafbery | ... | foley recordist |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Nigel Mills | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Steve Single | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris Sturmer | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Ruth Sullivan | ... | foley artist |
| Richard Stockdale | ... | dolby sound consultant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gergely Glovotz | ... | assistant pyrotechnician |
| Gyula Krasnyánszky | ... | pyrotechnic effects supervisor |
| Norbert Orosz | ... | pyrotechnician |
| David Payne | ... | special effects supervisor: underwater unit |
| Attila Varsányi | ... | pyrotechnician |
Visual Effects by
| Nick Bedford | ... | digital effects coordinator: Peerless Camera Co |
| Martin Body | ... | lead rotoscope artist: Peerless camera Co. Ltd. |
| Adam Buckner | ... | visual effects producer |
| Francesco Canonico | ... | character setup and animation |
| Tim Chauncey | ... | visual effects artist |
| Tom Collier | ... | visual effects supervisor: LipSync Post |
| Neil Culley | ... | digital compositor: LipSync Post |
| Martin R. Davison | ... | digital compositor: Baseblack |
| Catherine de Viana | ... | visual effects assistant |
| Max Dennison | ... | matte painting supervisor: Matte Painting UK Ltd |
| Gavin Digby | ... | lead compositor: Peerless |
| John Paul Docherty | ... | digital visual effects supervisor: Peerless |
| Ditch Doy | ... | head of cg: Peerless |
| Stefan Drury | ... | head of visual effects: LipSync Post |
| Yasmine El-Ghamrawy | ... | digital compositor |
| Erik Ellefsen | ... | digital artist |
| Stephen Elson | ... | visual effects producer: Baseblack |
| Sean Farrow | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Laura Fitzpatrick | ... | visual effects production assistant: Peerless |
| Joss Flores | ... | digital compositor |
| Adam Gefen | ... | digital compositor |
| David Gibbons | ... | digital matte artist |
| Yanni Goudetsidis | ... | systems engineer: LipSync Post |
| Elysia Greening | ... | digital compositor: Baseblack |
| Crystal Hadcroft | ... | roto/paint artist: Peerless |
| Alexis Haggar | ... | title supervisor |
| Ed Hall | ... | digital effects coordinator: Peerless Camera Company |
| Ian Holland | ... | inferno artist: Peerless Camera Company |
| Katja Hollmann | ... | digital lab producer: Lipsync Post (as Katja Lazare) |
| Garrett Honn | ... | digital compositor: Baseblack |
| Nathan Kerry | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Andrew Kingston | ... | systems admistrator |
| Duncan Kinnaird | ... | digital effects artist |
| Patrick Ledda | ... | lead technical director |
| Adrian Lee | ... | animator: Peerless Camera Company |
| Fabio Leporelli | ... | lead technical director |
| Richard Little | ... | supervisor |
| Vaibhav Marathe | ... | digital compositor |
| David Margolis | ... | digital compositor: LipSync Post |
| Oliver Minchin | ... | digital compositor: opening titles: DEAD |
| Thomas Müller | ... | technical director: Peerless |
| John O'Lone | ... | compositor: Peerless |
| Cenay Oekmen | ... | concept artist |
| Tim Ollive | ... | digital artist |
| Ed Plant | ... | senior compositor: Peerless |
| Tim Pruce | ... | digital compositor: Peerless |
| Edward Randolph | ... | visual effects coordinator: Baseblack |
| Matthew Redding | ... | digital compositor: opening titles: DEAD |
| Paul Round | ... | head of 2D: Peerless |
| Mark Sanger | ... | visual effects editor |
| Petra Schwane | ... | compositing artist: Baseblack |
| Deepa Sebastian | ... | visual effects administrator: Peerless Camera Company |
| Mark Spevick | ... | senior visual effects artist |
| Angela Stanley | ... | digital compositor: LipSync Post (as Angela Rose) |
| Jon Stanley | ... | senior systems engineer: LipSync Post |
| Paul Venn Stirling | ... | digital compositor: LipSync Post |
| John Swinnerton | ... | senior compositor(Peerless Camera Company) |
| Emeline Tedder | ... | compositor: Peerless |
| Samantha Tracey | ... | visual effects coordinator: LipSync Post |
| Jamie Tremelling | ... | visual effects artist: Peerless |
| Val Wardlaw | ... | cg supervisor |
| Blake Winder | ... | digital compositor: LipSync Post |
| Pat Wong | ... | senior compositor |
| Benjamin Müller | ... | vfx intern (uncredited) |
| Christopher T. Page | ... | vfx runner (uncredited) |
Stunts
| László Kósa | ... | stunt double |
| Zoltan Papp | ... | stunt performer |
| Gábor Pesta | ... | stunt performer |
| Gáspár Szabó | ... | stunts (as Szabó Gáspár) |
| Ildikó Szücs | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Botond Aszalós | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Tim Battersby | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Attila Bogyai | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Gábor Bánrévi | ... | electrician |
| Zsolt Büti | ... | gaffer |
| Zoltán Dzsupin | ... | second assistant camera |
| Mark Goellnicht | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| István Gottmann | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Tamás Hámori | ... | camera operator |
| Dávid Lukács | ... | still photographer |
| 'Kis Gromek' László Molnár | ... | electrician |
| András Pozsár | ... | grip |
| Bálint Seress | ... | assistant camera |
| Imre Sisa | ... | key and dolly grip |
| Tamás Takács | ... | video assist operator |
| Ádám Turbuk | ... | camera trainee |
Casting Department
| Cara Beckinsale | ... | casting assistant |
| Tamás Kertész | ... | extras casting |
| Balázs Kovács | ... | extras casting |
| Sheryl Lynn | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Imre Béres | ... | dresser.tailor / dresser: tailor |
| Péter Palotás | ... | dresser |
| Peter Paul | ... | costume supervisor |
| Zsuzsa Stenger | ... | costume supervisor |
| Katalin Ujvari | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Imre Bodo | ... | location manager |
| András Tóth | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Ádám Balázs | ... | composer: theme music (as Adam Balazs) |
| Samuel Karl Bohn | ... | additional music arranger |
| Mikael Carlsson | ... | soundtrack producer |
| Peter Clarke | ... | music editor |
| Ben Foskett | ... | orchestrator |
| Joe Henson | ... | music programmer |
| Gerard McCann | ... | supervising music editor |
| Hilary Skewes | ... | musician contractor |
| Artyom Vasilev | ... | additional orchestrator (as Artem Vassiliev) |
| Nick Wollage | ... | score engineer |
| Alison Wright | ... | music supervisor: Air-Edel |
Script and Continuity Department
| Caroline Sax | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Roxana A. Balogh | ... | assistant accountant (as Andrea Balogh) |
| Csaba Benedek | ... | facilities coordinator |
| Shirine Best | ... | development associate |
| Karl Caffrey | ... | post production coordinator |
| Jon Clifford | ... | technical director: santx |
| James Collie | ... | e.p.k. editor |
| Matt Curtis | ... | title designer |
| John Eng | ... | conceptual artwork |
| Mel Hider | ... | business affairs associate |
| Zoltan Horkai | ... | head animal wrangler |
| Márton Ivanov | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Ivanyi | ... | animal department manager |
| Vera Janisch | ... | additional set runner |
| Adrienn Kamarás | ... | production secretary |
| Zsuzsanna Köhegyi | ... | assistant to producers (as Zsuzsanna Kõhegyi) |
| Fumie Suzuki Lancaster | ... | international sales & distribution |
| Mei Lee Lim | ... | development assistant |
| Natalie Lindwall | ... | assistant to producers |
| Nóra Miskolczi | ... | production assistant |
| Rita Mányai | ... | production accountant |
| Lajos Nagy | ... | assistant accountant |
| János Papp | ... | health and safety advisor |
| Luke Randolph | ... | completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors |
| Mariah Sayer | ... | assistant: Michael Cowan and Jason Piette |
| Suzie Shearer | ... | production coordinator |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | for: Aramid Entertainment |
| Adrienn Szabó | ... | production assistant |
| Richard Szabó | ... | facilities manager |
| Ferenc Tóth | ... | stand-in: Mr. Curry |
| Béla Vaszary | ... | medical coordinator |
| Thomas Walters | ... | producer: making-of |
Thanks
| John Barnett | ... | the producers would like to thank: south pacific films |
| Nikki Barrett | ... | the producers would like to thank: barrett casting |
| Cathie Bartels | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Boyle | ... | the producers would like to thank: australian film commission |
| James Braithwaite | ... | special thanks |
| Jules Buss | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Callister | ... | special thanks |
| Jacqueline Cook | ... | special thanks |
| Coco Cowan | ... | special thanks |
| Raffaello John Cowan | ... | special thanks |
| Bowie Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Brandon Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Bret Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Jarrett Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Romeo Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Ruby Csupo | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Eccles | ... | special thanks |
| Georgina Elms | ... | the producers would like to thank: lion hudson |
| Barbara Garlick | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Hardkandy | ... | special thanks |
| Gemma Hirst | ... | the producers would like to thank: david higham associates |
| Marylynn Iofino | ... | special thanks |
| Don Laventhall | ... | the producers would like to thank: harold ober associates |
| David McKay | ... | special thanks |
| Kate McKay | ... | special thanks |
| Rahul Modi | ... | special thanks |
| Jo Nolan | ... | the producers would like to thank: screen south |
| Vicki Popplewell | ... | special thanks |
| Phillip Russell | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Sanders | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Tim Sanders | ... | the producers would like to thank: sensible pictures |
| Megan Simpson Huberman | ... | the producers would like to thank: australian film commission |
| Claire Torkington | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Turner | ... | special thanks |
| Rob Wendover | ... | the producers would like to thank: lion hudson |
| Sarah Young | ... | the producers would like to thank: autore pearls |
Production Companies
- Forgan-Smith Entertainment
- Eurofilm Stúdió
- Grand Allure Entertainment
- Metropolitan Filmexport
- Sensible Films
- South Pacific Pictures
- Spice Factory
- The Australian Film Commission
- UK Film Council
Distributors
- Fida Film (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Intersonic (2009) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Londra Films P&D (2011) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2009) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Shout! Studios (United States) (theatrical) (Coming Soon)
- Tiglon (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Top Film (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinestar (2009) (Philippines)
- Entertainment One (2010) (United States)
- Hungaricom Kft (2009) (Hungary)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2012) (Taiwan)
- Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging (NCRV) (2017) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO3) (rerun)
- Quality Films (2009) (Mexico)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland)
- Seven 7 / Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Seven 7 / Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Showtime (2009) (South Korea)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- atlas Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Baseblack
- Lexhag VFX (Titles)
- LipSync Post (visual effects)
- Matte Painting (visual effects)
- Peerless Camera Company (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Abacus Consult (accounting: audit)
- All Deco International (sculptures)
- Aramid Capital Partners (funding)
- Bonded Services (production storage)
- Dead (post-production)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- FocusFox Studio (dailies)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Gearbox Sound and Vision (additional ProTools systems supplied by)
- LipSync Post (film scanning and digital intermediate)
- Milk Publicity (publicity)
- MovieScore Media (soundtrack)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sparks (camera equipment provided by)
- Sparks (grip and lighting equipment)
- Technicolor (release printing)
- The Look (post-production facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Thirteen-year-old Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) discovers that she is the only hope for banishing an ancient curse from a magical kingdom in Director Gabor Csupo's adaptation of author Elizabeth Goudge's 1946 children's book "The Little White Horse". |
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| Taglines | A Magical Journey Begins. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $32,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Four dogs played the character of Wrolf. They all had their fur dyed so they looked identical, and each dog had its own talents. One was particularly good at barking, another at licking, one at running, and one was good at just lying around. See more » |
| Goofs | When Miss Heliotrope is saying goodbye to Maria Merryweather as she sets off for the forest on her horse with the rabbit in her lap, in three successive shots the rabbit changes position each time in her lap as she leaves. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Moonacre (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Stars See more » |
| Crazy Credits | When the credits have finished, Digweed says: "that'll be the end, then, folks". See more » |
| Quotes |
Sir Benjamin Merryweather:
His name is Rolf. There are those who find him alarming. He can kill in an instant. But you're a Merryweather. He very probably won't harm you. See more » |