The Gruffalo DVD
Recently voted the nation’s top bedtime story by The Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2, and described as a ‘modern classic’ by The Observer, children’s and parents’ favourite The Gruffalo roars to life as this stunning animated film is released on DVD on 22 March 2010 by E1 Entertainment.
Lovingly adapted using a combination of model and CGI animation, Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler’s picture book has been brought to life in this charming and beautiful film which aired on BBC One on Christmas Day, with a phenomenal viewership of 9.8 million (Barb).
The Gruffalo features an all-star voice cast including Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Tale of Despereaux) as the Gruffalo, Helena Bonham Carter (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as the narrator, Rob Brydon (Oliver Twist, Marion & Geoff) as the Snake, James Corden (Gavin & Stacey, The History Boys) as the Mouse, John Hurt (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Merlin) as the Owl and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton, The Full Monty) as the Fox.
Produced by Magic Light Pictures, Michael Rose (Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run) and Martin Pope have combined their talents with directors Jakob Schuh and Max Lang and the award winning Studio Soi to produce an enchanting 30 minute animation that will make perfect Easter viewing for big and little monsters alike.
Winner of The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, one of the most respected and prestigious prizes’ for children's literature, The Gruffalo is an international publishing phenomenon. The book has sold over four million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 languages.
Gordon Brown, J.K. Rowling, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones rank among the book’s fans. An entrancing family film that can be enjoyed again and again, don’t miss your chance to bring the magical world of The Gruffalo into your home this March.
Traditional and true to the art of story-telling, we start our tale at the beginning with our squirrel narrator who tells her two children of the adventures of a plucky mouse... Young Mouse takes a walk through the woods in pursuit of a tasty nut, high, high on a hill.
As he crosses cold rivers, dives through bushy brambles and navigates winding paths, he encounters three predators – a fox, an owl and a snake – who thought that the mouse looked good...
It is now up to Mouse to be brave and outwit the rumbling tummies of the would-be-diners, as he tells of The Gruffalo, an imaginary monster he is on his way to meet... but is his imagination about to come face-to-face with reality?