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The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare.

19846.31h 35m

Overview

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

Directed by Neil Jordan
Written by Angela Carter, Neil Jordan, Charles Perrault
Produced by Stephen Woolley, Chris Brown
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

Sarah Patterson

Sarah Patterson

Rosaleen

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Granny

David Warner

David Warner

Father

Graham Crowden

Graham Crowden

Old Priest

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Amorous Boy's Father

Kathryn Pogson

Kathryn Pogson

Young Bride

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Young Groom

Tusse Silberg

Tusse Silberg

Mother

Micha Bergese

Micha Bergese

Hunstman

Georgia Slowe

Georgia Slowe

Alice

Themes & Keywords

dreamsgrandparent grandchild relationshipwolffairy talehalloweenlittle red riding hoodwerewolfirelandgrandmotherdark fairy taledark forestfairytale

About The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves is a horror, fantasy film released in 1984 exploring themes of dreams, grandparent grandchild relationship, wolf, fairy tale, halloween, little red riding hood. Directed by Neil Jordan, it stars Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner. An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

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