Five Children and It (2004)
Five Children and It is a 2003 film adaption of the book of the same name, directed by John Stephenson, starring Freddie Highmore, with Zoë Wanamaker, Kenneth Branagh and Eddie Izzard as the voice of the Psammead. The Puppet for Psammead was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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