
Gretel & Hansel(2020)
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.



Kenneth Griffith
Jack Trevennick
Nigel Finzi
Tim Wilson
Susan Maryott
Jill Wilson
Christopher Finzi
Michael Wilson
Ursula Wood
Mrs. Wilson
Stanley Webber
Mr. Wilson
Margaret Webber
Witch Meg
Fred Stevens
Fred Pascoe
Harry Stevens
Harry
Thomas Arthur
Old Salt
The Starfish is a fantasy, horror film released in 1952 exploring themes of witch, fairy tale, fishermen. Directed by Alan Cooke, it stars Kenneth Griffith, Nigel Finzi, Susan Maryott. Three children, holidaying in a small Cornish fishing village, become intrigued by the locals' tales of an elusive witch.
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