Film
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog
- Director
- Steve Barron
- Year
- 1988
A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a baby who resembles a hedgehog, much to the father's dismay and the scorn of the villagers.
Top cast
John Hurt
The Storyteller
Eric Richard
The Farmer
Maggie Wilkinson
The Farmer's Wife
David Swift
The King
Helen Lindsay
The Queen
Abigail Cruttenden
The Princess
Jason Carter
Man
Robin Summers
Jailer
Ailsa Berk
The Grovelhog
Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog (Voice)
Stephen Garlick
Young Grovelhog (Voice)
Terence Harvey
The Grovelhog (Voice)
Directed by
Steve Barron
Written by
Anthony Minghella
Produced by
Mark Shivas