The Witches

1990 film directed by Nicolas Roeg
Movie film Q1616747
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Summary

The Witches is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Nicolas Roeg[3]
  • Screenwriter: Allan Scott[4]
  • Composer: Stanley Myers[5]
  • Genre: fantasy film[6], children's film[7], horror film[8], comedy film[9]
  • Based on: The Witches[10]
  • Cast member: Jasen Fisher[11], Anjelica Huston[12], Mai Zetterling[13], Rowan Atkinson[14], Jane Horrocks[15], Brenda Blethyn[16], Bill Paterson[17], Angelique Rockas[18], Emma Relph[19], Jenny Runacre[20]
  • Producer: Jim Henson[21], Mark Shivas[22]
  • Production company: The Jim Henson Company[23], Lorimar Television[24]
  • Director of photography: Harvey Harrison[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27], theatrical release[28], broadcasting[29], home video release[30]
  • Review score: 93%[31], 7.6/10[32], 78/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[35], United States[36]
  • Publication date: May 25, 1990[37], June 28, 1990[38]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[39], Netflix[40], Microsoft Store[41]
  • Narrative location: Norway[42]
  • Filming location: Bergen[43]
  • Film editor: Tony Lawson[44]
  • Title: The Witches[45]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[46]
  • After a work by: Roald Dahl[47]
  • Different from: The Witches[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[49]
  • Duration: 91 minutes[50]

Why It Matters

The Witches has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    P14724 → 10804794
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 10804794, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302030507|The Witches (#302030507)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (film"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 100944
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 100944, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  3. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3105
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 5392, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264687|batch #264687]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1990-05-25T00:00:00Z, +1990-06-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Allan Scott
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+91'}
    Icaa rating → general audiences
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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