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Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
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Title: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Release Date: 2 Dec 2001

Runtime: NaNh NaNm

Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Director: Brian Henson

Production Companies: Hallmark Entertainment, Jim Henson Productions

Overview: Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.

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Average Vote: 6.8 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Jack Robinson: Matthew Modine
  • Countess Wilhelmina: Vanessa Redgrave
  • Ondine: Mia Sara
  • Thespee: Daryl Hannah
  • Siggy: Jon Voight
  • Magog: Richard Attenborough
  • Thunderdell: Bill Barretta
  • Jules: Honor Blackman
  • Odin - Member of the Great Council of Mac Slec: Jim Carter
  • Bran - Thunderdell's Son: James Corden
  • Young Jack: JJ Feild
  • Dussan: Jonathan Hyde
  • Vidas Merlinis: Anton Lesser
  • Jack's Mum: Julia McKenzie
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    The bones of a giant are discovered turing Jack Robinson's life upside down, teaching him the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix a greedy ancestor's mistakes.

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