Dreamchild (1985)

Film details

Featuring

Coral Browne Peter Gallagher Ian Holm
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1985
Genres

Biopic Fantasy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Set during a journey to New York taken by Alice Hargreaves - the inspiration for Alice - in the 1930's.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Mrs Alice Hargreaves
    
    Coral Browne
  - Jack Dolan
    
    Peter Gallagher
  - Reverend Charles Dodgson
    
    Ian Holm
  - Mrs Liddell
    
    Jane Asher
  - Lucy
    
    Nicola Cowper
  - Sally Mackeson
    
    Caris Corfman
  - young/little 'Alice'
    
    Amelia Shankley
  - Lorina
    
    Imogen Boorman
  - Edith
    
    Emma King
  - Hargreaves
    
    Rupert Wainwright
  - Reverend Duckworth
    
    Roger Ashton-Griffiths
  - Baker
    
    James Wilby
  - Mr Marl
    
    Shane Rimmer
  - radio producer
    
    Peter Whitman
  - radio sound effects man
    
    Ken Campbell
  - 1st radio actor
    
    William Hootkins
  - 2nd radio actor
    
    Jeffrey Chiswick
  - radio actress
    
    Pat Starr
  - 1st crooner
    
    Johnny M
  - 1st reporter
    
    Alan Sherman
  - 3rd reporter/photographer
    
    Danny Brainin
  - 4th reporter
    
    Sam Douglas
  - 1st editor
    
    Peter Banks
  - 2nd editor
    
    Derek Hoxby
  - 3rd editor
    
    Ron Berglas
  - 4th editor
    
    Ron Travis
  - announcer/chairman
    
    Thomasine Heiner
  - president of university
    
    Olivier Pierre
  - Waldorf Astoria crooner
    
    Tony Mansell
  - Gryphon
    
    Fulton Mackay
  - Mock Turtle
    
    Alan Bennett
  - Dormouse
    
    Julie Walters
  - March Hare
    
    Ken Campbell
  - Mad Hatter
    
    Tony Haygarth
  - Caterpillar
    
    Frank Middlemass
  - Alice/Wonderland characters performed by
    
    Jim Henson's Creature Shop
  - Gryphon
    
    Ron Mueck
  - Mock Turtle
    
    Steve Whitmire
  - Dormouse
    
    Karen Prell
  - March Hare
    
    Michael Sundin
  - Mad Hatter
    
    Big Mick
  - Caterpillar
    
    Steve Whitmire
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Gavin Millar
  - ©
    
    Thorn EMI Film Finance plc
  - Made by
    
    Pennies from Heaven
  - In association with
    
    Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
  - Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment presents
    
    Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
  - a PFH film
    
    Pennies from Heaven
  - Executive Producer
    
    Dennis Potter
  - Executive Producer
    
    Verity Lambert
  - Produced by
    
    Rick McCallum
  - Produced by
    
    Kenith Trodd
  - Production Executive
    
    Graham Easton
  - Production Associate
    
    Bob Mercer
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Donald Toms
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Jill Bender
  - Production Accountant
    
    Duncan Stewart
  - Assistant Accountant
    
    Patricia Poole
  - Location Manager
    
    Richard Dobson
  - Producer's Secretary
    
    Carol Sharpe
  - 1st Assistant Director
    
    Guy Travers
  - 2nd Assistant Director
    
    Chris Thompson
  - 3rd Assistant Director
    
    Trevor Puckle
  - Co-3rd Assistant Director
    
    Peter Heslop
  - Assistant to Director
    
    Alan Miller
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Jean Bourne
  - Casting by - London
    
    Joyce Gallie
  - Casting by - New York
    
    Glenn Daniels
  - Assistant to Casting Director
    
    Sally Wignall
  - A film written by
    
    Dennis Potter
  - Director of Photography
    
    Billy Williams
  - Camera Operator
    
    Antiss, Chic
  - Focus Puller
    
    Jamie Harcourt
  - Clapper/Loader
    
    Danny Shelmerdine
  - Gaffer
    
    George Cole
  - Best Boy
    
    Derek Sherrif
  - Camera Grip
    
    Malcolm Smith
  - 2nd Grip
    
    Keith Sewell
  - Stills Photographer
    
    Albert Clarke
  - Matte Painting
    
    Ray Capell
  - Editor
    
    Angus Newton
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Parkinson, Mike
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Kevin Brazier
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Martin Roche
  - Trainee Assistant Editor
    
    Mark Sale
  - Production Designer
    
    Roger Hall
  - Art Director - Locations
    
    Len Huntingford
  - Art Director - Sets
    
    Marianne Ford
  - Art Department Runner
    
    Peter Jones
  - Sketch Artist
    
    Mike Ploog
  - Sculptor/Modeller
    
    Derek Howarth
  - Production Buyer
    
    Sue Potter
  - Property Master
    
    Brian Wells
  - Chargehand Standby Prop
    
    David Newton
  - Chargehand Dressing Prop
    
    Terry Wells Jr
  - Construction Manager
    
    Geoffrey Kingsley
  - Assistant Construction Manager
    
    Robert Devine
  - Supervising Drape
    
    Colin Pearch
  - Supervising Painting
    
    Adrian Start
  - C/H Rigger
    
    Parker, Tom
  - C/H Stagehand
    
    John Tregear
  - C/H Carpenter
    
    Mauji Gorasia
  - Costume Designer
    
    Jane Robinson
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Terry Smith
  - Supervising Make Up
    
    Jenny Shircore
  - Chief Make Up
    
    Eddie Knight
  - Alice/Wonderland Characters Designed by
    
    Jim Henson's Creature Shop
  - JH's CS - Creature Design Supervisor
    
    Lyle Conway
  - JH's CS - Producer
    
    Duncan Kenworthy
  - JH's CS - Workshop Supervisor
    
    Peterson, Constance
  - JH's CS - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Barbara Griffiths
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Designer
    
    Neal Scanlan
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Designer
    
    Nick Rayburn
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Designer
    
    David Barclay
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Designer
    
    John Stephenson
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Design Ass Designer
    
    Nik Williams
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Design Ass Designer
    
    Graeme Galvin
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Design Ass Designer
    
    Sherry Amott
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Design Ass Designer
    
    Jane Gootnick
  - JH's CS - Mechanical Design Ass Designer
    
    Amy Van Gilder
  - JH's CS - Textile Designer
    
    Lesja Liber
  - JH's CS - Textile Designer
    
    Cas Willing
  - JH's CS - Modeller
    
    Osborn, Michael
  - JH's CS - Modeller
    
    Gary Pollard
  - JH's CS - Modeller
    
    Ron Mueck
  - JH's CS - Modeller
    
    Joan Thompson
  - JH's CS - Painter
    
    Appleton, Marian
  - JH's CS - Wig & Hair Design
    
    Stuart Artingstall
  - JH's CS - Design Assistant
    
    Carol Bell
  - JH's CS - Design Assistant
    
    Carter, Susan
  - JH's CS - Design Assistant
    
    Alison Darke
  - JH's CS - Design Assistant
    
    Geoff Paige
  - JH's CS - Buyer
    
    McCormick Linda
  - JH's CS - Foam Latex Technician
    
    Joan Garrick
  - JH's CS - Foam Latex Technician
    
    Sean McCormick
  - JH's CS - Foam Latex Technician
    
    Spike Bucklow
  - JH's CS - Mouldmaker
    
    Croucher, Allan
  - JH's CS - Mouldmaker
    
    Michael O'Callaghan
  - JH's CS - Carpenter
    
    Todd Jones, William
  - JH's CS - Runner
    
    Marcus Clarke
  - JH's CS - Runner
    
    David Simonetti
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Lyle Conway
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Sadie Corre
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Chris Eveleigh
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Richard Jones
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Lesja Liber
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Big Mick
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Ron Mueck
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Osborn, Michael
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Chris Ostwald
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Karen Prell
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Quinn, Michael
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Nick Rayburn
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Neal Scanlan
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    John Stephenson
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Steve Whitmire
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Melissa Whitmire
  - JH's CS - Creature Cable Controls
    
    Cas Willing
  - JH's CS - With Special Thanks to
    
    Cheryl Mcfadden
  - JH's CS - With Special Thanks to
    
    Richard Jones
  - JH's CS - Video Supervisor
    
    Kenny, Chris
  - JH's CS - Video Assistant
    
    William Plant
  - Chief Hairdresser
    
    Stevie Hall
  - Hairdresser
    
    Carole Bennett
  - Colour by
    
    Technicolor
  - Music by
    
    Stanley Myers
  - Additional Music Composed and Arrangedby
    
    Max Harris
  - Orchestrations
    
    Simon Bainbridge
  - Music Fixer
    
    Sid Margo
  - Musical Associate
    
    Brian Gulland
  - Production Sound Mixer
    
    Godfrey Kirby
  - Boom Operator
    
    Clive Osborne
  - Sound Assistant
    
    Debbie Kaplan
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Blunt, Jon
  - Sound Editor
    
    Brian Blamey
  - Footsteps Editor
    
    Ackland, Chris
  - Transportation
    
    Ivor Ellias
  - Transportation
    
    Ray Jones
  - Lighting Equipment by
    
    Lee Electric
  - Photographic Equipment by
    
    Joe Dunton Cameras
  - Hothead Remote System by
    
    Kaleidoscope Cameras
  - Unit Publicist
    
    Amanda Bragg
  - Made at
    
    Elstree Studios