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The Snail and the Whale

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• Children's
• Animation

• 2019
• Max Lang
• 27 mins
• U

Summary

Animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's children's book. It tells the tale of a tiny snail who longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the tail of a huge humpback whale. Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon head the voice cast as the title characters, with Cariad Lloyd and Diana Rigg

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7.3/10

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• Sky Store

Credits

Cast

rolenameSnailSally HawkinsWhaleRob BrydonTeacherCariad Lloyd

Crew

rolenameNarratorDiana RiggProducerMichael RoseProducerMartin PopeDirectorMax LangWriterMax LangDirectorDaniel SnaddonWriterSuzanne Lang

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Details

Released on

2019-12-25

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

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