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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)

| Comedy, Family, Romance | TV Movie 18 May 2015
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A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

Director:

Dearbhla Walsh

Writers:

Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer | 1 more credit »

Stars:

James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
James Corden ... Narrator
Salo Gardner Salo Gardner ... Mr. Mavrokoukoudopolous
Dustin Hoffman ... Mr. Hoppy
Richard Cordery ... Mr. Pringle
Judi Dench ... Mrs. Silver
Polly Kemp ... Woman on Bus
Emily Ralph Emily Ralph ... Little Girl
Geoffrey McGivern ... Pet Shop Owner (as Geoff McGivern)
Jimmy Akingbola ... Keen Pet Shop Keeper
Joseph West Joseph West ... Philip
Katie Lyons ... Philip's Mother
Pik Sen Lim ... Mrs. Wu (as Pik-Sen Lim)
Ronnie Hughes Ronnie Hughes ... Trumpeter
Jack Honeyborne Jack Honeyborne ... Pianist (as Jack Honeybourne)
Lisa Hammond ... Mrs. Desmond
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Storyline

Lonely, aging bachelor Mr. Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) lives in a London flat and has two loves in his life - his balcony garden and Mrs. Silver (Dame Judi Dench), the widow in the flat below. Sadly, Mrs. Silver is too fond of her tortoise Alfie to respond. Noting that Mrs. Silver is perturbed that Alfie never seems to grow, Mr. Hoppy hatches a plan to show her how much he cares. This involves buying dozens of tortoises of increasing sizes to gradually substitute for Alfie, leading Mrs. Silver to believe that a Bedouin chant - Esio Trot - is making her pet grow. However, he is rumbled when one of the tortoises escapes. And, with another, brash resident vying for Mrs. Silver's affections, will Mr. Hoppy find happiness with the woman he loves? Written by don @ minifie-1

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Trivia

Dustin Hoffman often becomes very warm on-set and prefers to have air conditioning. However, air conditioning could not be used on the set of this movie, because the tortoises would not act if they got too cold. See more »

Goofs

When Mrs Silver and Mr. Pringle come to his flat for a meal he doesn't have three wine glasses but in a later fleeting 2 or 3 second shot there are three wine glasses on the meal table. See more »

Connections

Featured in Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Deleted Scenes (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

It's Been a Long, Long Time
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Written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
Performed by Louis Armstrong
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Not All Storys Have Happy Endings...
20 May 2019 | by serrakiper – See all my reviews

Perfect. Marvellous to watch Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. The story is little creepy and sad. Oldest peoples loneliness is quite sad. Musics are good. Decor is really good. I like the idea of balcony. :)
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Official Sites:

BBC [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2015 (Norway) See more »

Also Known As:

'Ахап Ереч' Роальда Даля See more »

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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Endor Productions See more »
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16:9 HD
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