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Released
1990 · FILM

The BFG

Directed by
Runtime
87 min
AdventureAnimationDrama

Synopsis

Sophie is taken from her orphanage one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she sees involved in strange activities. She soon feels at ease when she discovers that the BFG's role is to gather, sort, and deliver nice dreams to children. That night, she accompanies him, but they are followed by a cruel giant who intends to eat children.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Nigel RutterScored by Keith Hopwood

Also known as

  • Sophie und der große freundliche Riesede
  • The BFGde
  • B.A.G. El Buen Amigo Gigantees
  • Le BGGfr
  • Le BGG : Le Bon Gros Géantfr
  • Il mio amico Giganteit

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