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The Company of Wolves (1984)

"The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare."

6.3/10 1h 35m Sep 21, 1984
Horror Fantasy

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

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Movie Details

Original Title The Company of Wolves
Original Language EN
Budget $2,000,000
Revenue $4,389,334
Status Released
Popularity 1.0

Cast

Sarah Patterson
Sarah Patterson
Rosaleen
Popularity: 0.3
Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Granny
Popularity: 1.6
David Warner
David Warner
Father
Popularity: 2.0
Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden
Old Priest
Popularity: 0.7
Brian Glover
Brian Glover
Amorous Boy's Father
Popularity: 1.2
Kathryn Pogson
Kathryn Pogson
Young Bride
Popularity: 0.3
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea
Young Groom
Popularity: 1.7
Tusse Silberg
Tusse Silberg
Mother
Popularity: 0.7
Micha Bergese
Micha Bergese
Hunstman
Popularity: 0.1
Georgia Slowe
Georgia Slowe
Alice
Popularity: 0.3
Susan Porrett
Susan Porrett
Amorous Boy's Mother
Popularity: 0.2
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Shane Johnstone
Amorous Boy
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Neil Jordan
Screenplay Neil Jordan, Angela Carter
Producer Stephen Woolley, Chris Brown
Executive Producer Stephen Woolley, Nik Powell
Editor Rodney Holland
Writer Charles Perrault

Production

ITC Entertainment
GB
Palace Pictures
GB
The Cannon Group
US

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Keywords

dreams grandparent grandchild relationship wolf fairy tale halloween little red riding hood werewolf ireland grandmother dark fairy tale dark forest fairytale

Reviews from TMDB

GenerationofSwine 1/10
Jan 12, 2023

This film is pretentious. Wizard of Oz meets a horror movie to discuss the s(REDACTED)xuality of a (REDACTED FOR ARBITRARY REASONS!!!!)aged girl. This is a pretentious art house movie and one that thinks that it is vastly more intelligent than it really is. It wants to retell the Little Red Ri ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 24, 2023

There's a lot of "Little Red Riding Hood" to this Neil Jordan fantasy about the young "Rosaleen" (Sarah Patterson). This woman is prone to vivid dreams set many centuries earlier, where she lives happily with her parents (and without her dull as ditchwater sister) and where she is regular regaled wi ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 21, 1984
Runtime 1h 35m
Budget $2,000,000
Revenue $4,389,334
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.0
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