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The Borrowers

The Borrowers

19736.01h 21m

Overview

An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.

Directed by Walter C. Miller
Written by Mary Norton, Jay Presson Allen, Carol MonPere
Produced by Warren Lockhart, Walt deFaria
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Top Cast

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

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Tammy Grimes

Tammy Grimes

Homily Clock

Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Aunt Sophie

Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Mrs. Crampfurl

Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes

Mr. Crampfurl

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Dennis Larson

The Boy

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Karen Pearson

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Murray Westgate

Murray Westgate

Ernie

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Dan McIlravey

Tom

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About The Borrowers

The Borrowers is a family, fantasy, adventure, tv movie film released in 1973 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Walter C. Miller, it stars Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, Judith Anderson. An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.

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