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The books are based on stories told to the cousins by their great-grandfather. [1] They concern a hideously ugly witch known as Nurse Matilda who has been highly recommended to Mr. and Mrs. Brown as a nursemaid by several agencies. Nurse Matilda arrives at the household of the Brown family and becomes a nanny to the innumerable Brown children.
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- Brockhampton Press
- 1964–1974
- Christianna Brand
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones , coproduced by StudioCanal , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures , Working Title Films , Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle , and produced by Lindsay Doran , Tim Bevan ...
- $123.3 million
- Patrick Doyle
- $25 million
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4 primary works • 4 total works. The Nurse Matilda books were written by Malaya-born children's author Christianna Brand (1907–1988). The books were illustrated by Ms. Brand's cousin, Edward Ardizzone. Both cousins heard the stories from the same grandfather. They concern a hideously ugly nursemaid known as Nurse Matilda who has been highly ...
Based on the "Nurse Matilda" books by Christianna Brand comes the story of Nanny McPhee (Dame Emma Thompson). Mr. Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) is now a widower with seven ill-behaved children who've already chased away seventeen nannies.
Aug 7, 2021 · By Paul Gaita / Aug. 7, 2021 2:20 am EST. Based on the "Nurse Matilda" books, a series of children's novels by British mystery author Christianna Brand, "Nanny McPhee" starred two-time Oscar winne ...
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 British-American comedy fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick...
These stories are the basis of the new movie Nanny McPhee (which I haven’t seen), which is billed as the new Mary Poppins. The book is a bind-up of 3 books: Nurse Matilda, Nurse Matilda goes to Town, and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital. The children in the books are horribly, horribly bad and the parents believe their children are darlings.
