Danny the Champion of the World

TV Movie
19891989
1h 39min

Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Adventure Drama Family

Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, widowed father William Smith (Jeremy Irons) and his son Danny (Samuel Irons) live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit... Read allSomewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, widowed father William Smith (Jeremy Irons) and his son Danny (Samuel Irons) live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy, and when he won't take no for an ... Read allSomewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, widowed father William Smith (Jeremy Irons) and his son Danny (Samuel Irons) live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy, and when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father. Danny a... Read all

Director
- Gavin Millar
Writers
- Roald Dahl(novel)
- John Goldsmith(screenplay)
Stars

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Robbie Coltrane and Roy Beck in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Robbie Coltrane and Jimmy Nail in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, and Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

Jeremy Irons, Cyril Cusack, and Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

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Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, widowed father William Smith (Jeremy Irons) and his son Danny (Samuel Irons) live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy, and when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father. Danny and his father decide to get even with Victor Hazell (Robbie Coltrane) and his pheasant-shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition. —Kathy Li

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Genres
Parents guide

Trivia
Many of the incidents and characters in the book and movie were based on real-life events and people from author Roald Dahl's own life. For example, he knew a butcher who taught him the art of poaching, and Captain Lancaster (Ronald Pickup) was based upon a real teacher whom Dahl had while in school.

Quotes
Victor Hazell: I'm warning you, Smith - you trespass on my land again, you're gonna get shot!
Doc Spencer: Who the devil do you think you are? Just because you've got a bit of money, you think you have the right to...
Victor Hazell: Shut up, will you! D'you hear me, Smith?
William Smith: At the moment, Mr. Hazell, you are on MY land. You have one minute to get off it.

Connections
Featured in The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl (2016)

Top review

A great book, an average film

A guy who I know at college is in this film. Step forward, Sam Irons! I'm not going to eulogise him, though. His performance is quite wooden, unlike the rest of the cast: Cyril Cusack and Jeremy Irons were on great form for this movie, but the best thing about it it was Robbie Coltrane. Once a scene -stealer, always a scene stealer! So, I'm sorry all you Sam Irons fans! This one belongs to Robbie Coltrane. Jeremy Irons gives a good enough performance as Danny's dad: to an actor of his caliber, such a part is easy. What keeps the whole thing moving is the plot: the book was classic Dahl stuff, and the movie remains faithful. All in all, it is rather enjoyable, if a little dull. If only Haley Joel Osment could have played Danny! It wasn't to be....

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Release date
- April 29, 1989 (United States)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Danny, der Champion
Filming locations
- Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 39min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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