Granpa

TV Movie
1989
35m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

212

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Granpa (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells stories to his granddaughter Emily (Emily Osborne), who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.Granpa (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells stories to his granddaughter Emily (Emily Osborne), who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.Granpa (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells stories to his granddaughter Emily (Emily Osborne), who imagines them as crayon drawings in motion.

Director
- Dianne Jackson
Writers
- John Burningham
- Dianne Jackson
Stars
- Peter Ustinov
- Emily Osborne

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

212

YOUR RATING

Director
- Dianne Jackson
Writers
- John Burningham
- Dianne Jackson
Stars
- Peter Ustinov
- Emily Osborne

See production info at IMDbPro

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Peter Ustinov

Granpa
(voice)

Emily Osborne

Emily
(voice)

Director
- Dianne Jackson
Writers
- John Burningham
- Dianne Jackson
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Soundtracks
Make Believe
Words and Music by Howard Blake
Sung by Sarah Brightman

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9/10

Beautiful animation from the late Dianne Jackson

This film has been on VHS in our cupboard since 1990, and takes pride of place at Christmas. The direction from the late and great Dianne Jackson ranks among the best of the 80's and 90's. This simple touching story about a young girl (Emily) who goes to play with her Granpa (recently departed Ustinov) is animated using colour pencils, and is musically scripted by Howard Blake.

The combination of the fluid animation, wonderful movement of the "camera" and the beautiful musical score makes for one of the best british releases of the 80's. Well worth a watch, and it is available for purchase online.

Also worth a look, is the musical score by Howard Blake, which can be purchased in a beautiful book from his official site at chester novello, and the single for the ending credits, sung by Sarah Brightman.