The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

USA, 97 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 2008-03-14

Cast

Freddie Highmore
Jared Grace / Simon Grace

Sarah Bolger
Mallory Grace

Nick Nolte
Mulgarath

Mary-Louise Parker
Helen Grace

Joan Plowright
tant Lucinda Spiderwick

David Strathairn
Arthur Spiderwick

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Links and resources

Download the study guide for this film (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles
Swedish release title
  • Spiderwick

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Animation
Stunt Coordinator
Executive Producer
Casting
Visual Effects
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Freddie Highmore Jared Grace / Simon Grace
Sarah Bolger Mallory Grace
Nick Nolte Mulgarath
Mary-Louise Parker Helen Grace
Joan Plowright tant Lucinda Spiderwick
David Strathairn Arthur Spiderwick
Andrew McCarthy Richard Grace
Seth Rogen Hogsqueals röst
Martin Short Thimbletacks röst
Jordy Benattar Lucinda som ung
Tod Fennell Helens medarbetare
Mariah Inger sköterska
Jeremy Lavalley bogserbilens förare

Companies

Production Company The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Nickelodeon Movies
Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC
Copyright Paramount Pictures Corporation 2007
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United International Pictures AB 2008
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB 2008

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 145164
Date 2008-02-08
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2616 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 417, 367, 472, 339, 482, 539.


Censorship number 144990
Date 2007-11-15
Classification Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision Återkommande inslag av ex hotfull, spöklik stämning, panikslagna barn som hotas av vrålande jättemonster, en sprutande massaker av en stor mängd småmonster, en pojke som sticker kniven i magen på pappafigur som förvandlas till vrålande jättemonster som i sin tur förvandlas till orm som jagar och hotar liten pojke, avklippta jättelika monsterfingrar, bedöms kunna medföra risk för psykisk skada hos barn under 11 år.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 97 min


Original work

Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Fields Guide (Children's book)
Author Tony DiTerlizzi
Holly Black


Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone (Children's book)
Author Tony DiTerlizzi
Holly Black


Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles: Lucinda's Secret (Children's book)
Author Tony DiTerlizzi
Holly Black


Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Ironwood Tree (Children's book)
Author Tony DiTerlizzi
Holly Black


Original title The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wrath of Mulgarath (Children's book)
Author Tony DiTerlizzi
Holly Black


Production location

2006-09-11
Montreal, Quebec Canada

Release dates

First showing 2008-01-31 Hollywood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 97 min
Other showing 2008-02-14 USA 97 min (US release)
Release in Sweden 2008-03-14 Sweden 96 min
DVD release 2008-08-13 Sweden
2008-10-15 Sweden
TV showing 2019-06-03 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-12 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-24 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-06-26 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-08 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-10 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-14 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-16 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-21 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-24 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-27 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-08-29 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-09-05 TV4 Film Sweden
2019-09-07 TV4 Film Sweden
2022-07-04 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2022-07-05 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2022-08-03 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2022-08-18 Viasat Film Action Sweden
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2022-09-01 Viasat Film Action Sweden
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2022-09-17 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2022-11-17 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2022-11-18 Viasat Film Action Sweden
2023-03-16 V Film Action Sweden
2023-03-17 V Film Action Sweden
2023-05-08 V Film Action Sweden
2023-05-09 V Film Action Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


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