The Magic Door (2007 Film)
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''The Magic Door'' is a 2007 British
fantasy film Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fic ...
directed by Paul Matthews, starring
Jenny Agutter Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', '' Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children'': the BBC's 1968 television seri ...
,
Mick Walter Mick Walter (born Michael E. Walter, 1955), often referred to by the stage name Big Mick, is an English actor, musician and puppeteer. He is known for appearing in television comedies, first appearing as Jack Large in ''Blackadder''. He has a ...
,
Patsy Kensit Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She went on to appear in films ...
and
Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, ...
. The film was dubbed into
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and issued under the title ''Das Imperium der Elfen'' ("The Empire of the Elves").


Outline

Sally and Liam, a brother and sister, played by siblings Alix and Liam Matthews, run away from home to escape from their new stepmother, Rachel (
Patsy Kensit Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She went on to appear in films ...
), and make friends with Raglin, a
troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...
(
Mick Walter Mick Walter (born Michael E. Walter, 1955), often referred to by the stage name Big Mick, is an English actor, musician and puppeteer. He is known for appearing in television comedies, first appearing as Jack Large in ''Blackadder''. He has a ...
). They help him to find a magic door which will take him home to
Fairyland Fairyland (Early Modern English: ''Faerie''; ( Scottish mythology; cf. (Norse mythology)) in English and Scottish folklore is the fabulous land or abode of fairies or ''fays''. Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of ...
. Once there, they need to defeat Raglin's bitter enemy the Black Witch (Jenny Agutter).


Reception

A
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review is headed "Mild scares in confusing U.K. fantasy movie" and complains that When the film was released on
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in October 2012,
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was unable to recommend it, as one character "damns" another, and it also noted "Sex: Husband kisses wife on forehead."Edwin L. Carpenter
"The Magic Door DVD Release: October 16, 2012"
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, October 2012, accessed 10 November 2021


Cast

*
Jenny Agutter Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', '' Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children'': the BBC's 1968 television seri ...
as Black Witch *
Patsy Kensit Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She went on to appear in films ...
as Rachel *
Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, ...
as George *
Mick Walter Mick Walter (born Michael E. Walter, 1955), often referred to by the stage name Big Mick, is an English actor, musician and puppeteer. He is known for appearing in television comedies, first appearing as Jack Large in ''Blackadder''. He has a ...
as Raglin *Liam Matthews as Liam *Alix Matthews as Sally *Emma Ford as Fairy Princess *Rebecca Chesney as Fairy *Lorna Rose Harris as Fairy *Faye McNaught as Fairy *Sarah Hulme as Police Constable *
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of the title character in '' Kick-Ass'' (2010) and its sequel '' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe charact ...
as Flip *Tom Petherham as Police Inspector


Crew

*Paul Matthews, director and screenwriter *Janet Blandford, executive producer *Patricia Chesney, producer *Peter Matthews, producer *Mark Thomas, original music *Peter Moseley, cinematographer *Richard J. Thomas, film editor *Edward Thomas, production designer *Stephen Nicholas, art director *Laura Thomas, costume designer


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