The BFG (1989 film)
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This article is about the 1989 film. For other uses, see BFG.
Roald Dahl's The BFG, or simply The BFG, is a 1989 British animated fantasy adventure made-for-television film directed by Brian Cosgrove from a screenplay by John Hambley, based on the 1982 novel The BFG by Roald Dahl.
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Based on | The BFG by Roald Dahl |
Screenplay by | John Hambley |
Directed by | Brian Cosgrove |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | John Hambley |
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Editor | Nigel Rutter |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Production company | Cosgrove Hall Productions |
Budget | £3 million[1] |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 25 December 1989 (1989-12-25) |
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Roald Dahl's The BFG debuted in the United Kingdom on 25 December 1989, on ITV.[2] The film was dedicated to animator George Jackson, who had worked on numerous Cosgrove Hall Productions productions prior to his death in 1986. This film is also the last role of Ballard Berkeley (the voice of the Head of the Army), who died in 1988.