Jeremy Irons
William Smith
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Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World, or simply Danny, the Champion of the World, is a 1989 comedy drama television film directed by Gavin Millar from a screenplay by John Goldsmith, based on the 1975 novel Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. The film stars Jeremy Irons, with his son, Samuel, in the title role.
Apr 29, 1989 · Danny the Champion of the World: Directed by Gavin Millar. With Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons, Cyril Cusack. Somewhere in England in autumn 1955, widowed veteran William Smith and his son, Danny, live an idyllic life together.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Gavin Millar
- 1989-04-29
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In 1950s England, young Danny (Samuel Irons) lives in a motor home with his father, William (Jeremy Irons), next to the garage that William owns and operates just outside a small village.
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- Gavin Millar
- Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
- Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons
Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The plot centres on Danny, a young English boy, and his father, William. They live in a Gypsy caravan, fix cars for a living in their mechanic shop and partake in poaching pheasants.
- Roald Dahl
- 1975
Somewhere in England in autumn 1955, widowed veteran William Smith and his son, Danny, live an idyllic life together. But their property happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer named Victor Hazell wants to buy.
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