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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a British film of genre Drama directed by Dearbhla Walsh released in USA on 30 december 2014 with Judi Dench
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 30 december 2014
Length 1h28
Directed by Dearbhla Walsh
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about animals
Rating68%
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a British comedy television film that is expected to be broadcast on BBC One in 2014. It is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel Esio Trot.
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^ Sweney, Mark (22 August 2013). "Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench to star in Roald Dahl adaptation for BBC". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
Synopsis
À Londres, M. Hoppy, biologiste à la retraite, tombe amoureux de sa voisine, M Silver. Mais la vieille dame n'a d'yeux que pour Alfie, sa tortue. Apprenant qu'elle souhaite que son animal grandisse, M. Hoppy se met à acheter une centaine de spécimens, les uns plus grands que les autres, et s'amuse à les remplacer jour après jour pour faire croire à M Silver que la taille d'Alfie prenne de l'ampleur. Mais les choses se compliquent lorsque M. Pringle, un autre voisin lui aussi épris de M Silver, retrouve Alfie dans le couloir, révélant ainsi par inadvertance la supercherie de M. Hoppy...Actors
Judi Dench
(Mrs. Silver)
Dustin Hoffman
(Mr. Hoppy)
James Corden
(Narrator)
Katie Lyons
(Philip's Mother)
Richard Cordery
(Mr. Pringle)
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