Movie
Finding Neverland
Overview
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-10-29
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, FilmColony
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Sir James Matthew Barrie
- Kate Winslet as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
- Julie Christie as Mrs. Emma du Maurier
- Dustin Hoffman as Charles Frohman
- Freddie Highmore as Peter Llewelyn Davies
- Radha Mitchell as Mary Ansell Barrie
- Kate Maberly as Wendy
- Joe Prospero as Jack Llewelyn Davies
- Nick Roud as George Llewelyn Davies
- Luke Spill as Michael Llewelyn Davies
- Eileen Essell as Mrs. Snow
- Ian Hart as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Crew
- Marc Forster - Director
- David Magee - Screenplay
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