The Snail and the Whale (film)

The Snail and the Whale
Poster for The Snail and the Whale
Based onThe Snail and the Whale
by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Written byMax Lang
Suzanne Lang
Directed byMax Lang
Daniel Snaddon
StarringSally Hawkins
Rob Brydon
Cariad Lloyd
Emma Tate
Arnold Brown
Max Lang
Narrated byDiana Rigg
Theme music composerRené Aubry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
South Africa
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMartin Pope
Michael Rose
Running time30 minutes (approx.)
Production companiesMagic Light Pictures
Triggerfish Animation Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
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The Snail and the Whale is a 2019 British-South African short computer-animated TV film, directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon, and produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, in association with Triggerfish Animation Studios where the film was animated.[1]

The short film is based on the 2003 picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The voices of the main characters include Dame Diana Rigg, Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon. The special premiered on BBC One in the U.K. for Christmas 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC - BBC One and Magic Light announce The Snail and the Whale for Christmas 2019 - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (20 September 2019). "Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Diana Rigg Set Sail with 'The Snail and the Whale'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 November 2020.