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4 days ago · Roald Dahl [a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1] [2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3] [4] He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".
4 days ago · Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) Warner Bros. Anne Hathaway stars in the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, which follows a young boy as he moves in with his grandmother after his parents' deaths.
2 days ago · Roald Dahl himself even agreed that director Nicolas Roeg’s adaptation of his 1983 novel, The Witches, was a little too scary for his taste. DreamWorks Antz (1998)
4 days ago · The Witches I almost want to call straight horror, but it’s based on Roald Dahl book, so of course, parents must have thought the movie was super safe for kids since this is the guy who gave us Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! I guess they forgot the parts of that where he basically murdered a bunch of mean kids.
2 days ago · This theory aligns with Dahl’s writing career which took off after the war, with the author producing works that continue to captivate children worldwide. Although it is impossible to pinpoint the exact origins of Dahl’s imaginative prowess, the notion that his wartime experiences played a role in shaping his literary trajectory is compelling.
1 day ago · Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin BlakeWilly Wonka.The Golden Ticket.Charlie and the Chocolate.Matilda.The Witches.James and the Giant Peach.The Twits.George...
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4 days ago · Dracula became Nosferatu. Michael Ende and Roald Dahl thoroughly despised the respective adaptations of The Never-ending Story and The Witches, and yet both movies are seen as justified children’s classics (I actually think Ende’s book gets too cynical, and honestly, the second half of the book is unfilmable anyway).
