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The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.
Directed by John Stephenson
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Tara Fitzgerald
Mother
Freddie Highmore
Robert
Alex Jennings
Father
Jonathan Bailey
Cyril
Jessica Claridge
Anthea
Poppy Rogers
Jane
Zoë Wanamaker
Martha
Kenneth Branagh
Uncle Albert
Suzy Eddie Izzard
It
Duncan Preston
Sergeant
Alec Muggleton
Lamb
Alexander Pownall
Horace
Emil of Lonneberga
1971
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