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The Borrowers (1973 film)

January 06, 2023

The Borrowers is a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV special first broadcast in 1973 on NBC.[1] The movie script was adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal-winning first novel[2] of author Mary Norton's Borrowers series: The Borrowers. The film stars Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes and Judith Anderson. It was directed by Walter C. Miller.

The Borrowers
The Borrowers (1973) DVD Cover
GenreFamily
Fantasy
Based onThe Borrowers (children's novel)
Mary Norton
Written byJay Presson Allen
Mary Norton (novel)
Directed byWalter C. Miller
StarringEddie Albert
Tammy Grimes
Judith Anderson
Music byRod McKuen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDuane C. Bogie
Robert Kline
ProducersWalt deFaria
Warren Lockhart
Frank Nesbitt (associate producer)
Production locationWhitby, Ontario
Running time81 min.
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates
Foote, Cone and Belding Productions
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Walt DeFaria Productions
DistributorNBC
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original release
  • 14 December 1973 (1973-12-14)

In 1974, the special was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming and was nominated for Outstanding Children's Special (producers Duane Bogie, Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart), Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (performer Judith Anderson), Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (performer Juul Haalmeyer) and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (director Walter C. Miller).[3]

The special tells the story of the Clock Family, tiny people who live under the floorboards in a Victorian-era English house.

This movie is presently in the public domain.[citation needed]

Plot

The Clock Family are "borrowers," tiny people who live in the houses of regular sized "human beans" (a borrower mispronunciation of "human beings"). They survive by borrowing all they need from big people and try to keep their existence secret. The main characters are a teenage borrower girl named Arriety Clock and her parents, Pod and Homily. During a borrowing expedition with her father and contrary to borrower nature, Arriety befriends the eight-year-old son of the house's human family; she slowly develops a friendship with him.

In a 19th-century English manor, the bedridden matriarch spends her time continually fortified with wine. She is attended by a strict housekeeper and an ancient groundskeeper. They are unaware of a few-centimeters-tall family of "borrowers" who have set up residence under the mansion's floorboards. The miniature family survive on various items which the father manages to lift during unseen expeditions aboveboard. The matriarch, Sophy, is actually aware of Pod, but, aware of her alcoholism, decides he is a delusion.

All seems well until Sophy is required to temporarily house an eight-year-old boy in her mansion. The boy happens to spot Mr Clock during a raid on a dollhouse, and he begins a series of events (including releasing a ferret under the floor to catch the tiny inhabitants) which cause the borrowers to flee into the countryside. However, they are eventually saved by a friendship which develops between the borrowers' daughter, Arrietty, and the boy, who becomes the family's champion.

Cast

Awards and reception

Emmy Awards

  • 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (Won)
  • 1974 Outstanding Children's Special (producers Duane Bogie, Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart) (Nominated)
  • 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (performer Judith Anderson) (Nominated)
  • 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (costume designer Juul Haalmeyer) (Nominated)
  • 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming (director Walter C. Miller) (Nominated)

Reviewers generally found the movie a good message for its intended audience of young viewers, but a mediocre watch for adult tastes. One wrote: "(The) teleplay follows a delightful path as the Clock family wriggles free of trouble, and the values that Pod [the Clock family patriarch] represents — as compared to the fearfulness and small-mindedness of the story’s normal-sized grown-ups — comprise a lovely message for young viewers."[4] Another wrote: "Eddie Albert plays his father character a little too broadly for my tastes. Overall, I wasn’t too impressed with either the script or the acting. It’s watchable, but could have been a lot better."[5]

Filming locations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hallmark Hall of Fame - Movie List (1970s)". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ IMDB.com
  4. ^ Peter Hanson (27 June 2014). "The Borrowers (1973)". Every 70s Movie. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ Dave Sindelar (25 November 2007). "The Borrowers (1973)". Fantastic Movie Musings. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

External links

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The Borrowers is a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV special first broadcast in 1973 on NBC 1 The movie script was adapted from the 1952 Carnegie Medal winning first novel 2 of author Mary Norton s Borrowers series The Borrowers The film stars Eddie Albert Tammy Grimes and Judith Anderson It was directed by Walter C Miller The BorrowersThe Borrowers 1973 DVD CoverGenreFamilyFantasyBased onThe Borrowers children s novel Mary NortonWritten byJay Presson AllenMary Norton novel Directed byWalter C MillerStarringEddie AlbertTammy GrimesJudith AndersonMusic byRod McKuenCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersDuane C BogieRobert KlineProducersWalt deFariaWarren LockhartFrank Nesbitt associate producer Production locationWhitby OntarioRunning time81 min Production companies20th Century Fox TelevisionCharles M Schulz Creative AssociatesFoote Cone and Belding ProductionsHallmark Hall of Fame ProductionsWalt DeFaria ProductionsDistributorNBCReleaseOriginal networkNBCPicture formatColorAudio formatMonoOriginal release14 December 1973 1973 12 14 In 1974 the special was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming and was nominated for Outstanding Children s Special producers Duane Bogie Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming performer Judith Anderson Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming performer Juul Haalmeyer and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming director Walter C Miller 3 The special tells the story of the Clock Family tiny people who live under the floorboards in a Victorian era English house This movie is presently in the public domain citation needed Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and reception 4 Filming locations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe Clock Family are borrowers tiny people who live in the houses of regular sized human beans a borrower mispronunciation of human beings They survive by borrowing all they need from big people and try to keep their existence secret The main characters are a teenage borrower girl named Arriety Clock and her parents Pod and Homily During a borrowing expedition with her father and contrary to borrower nature Arriety befriends the eight year old son of the house s human family she slowly develops a friendship with him In a 19th century English manor the bedridden matriarch spends her time continually fortified with wine She is attended by a strict housekeeper and an ancient groundskeeper They are unaware of a few centimeters tall family of borrowers who have set up residence under the mansion s floorboards The miniature family survive on various items which the father manages to lift during unseen expeditions aboveboard The matriarch Sophy is actually aware of Pod but aware of her alcoholism decides he is a delusion All seems well until Sophy is required to temporarily house an eight year old boy in her mansion The boy happens to spot Mr Clock during a raid on a dollhouse and he begins a series of events including releasing a ferret under the floor to catch the tiny inhabitants which cause the borrowers to flee into the countryside However they are eventually saved by a friendship which develops between the borrowers daughter Arrietty and the boy who becomes the family s champion Cast EditEddie Albert as Pod Clock Tammy Grimes as Homily Clock Dame Judith Anderson as Great Aunt Sophy Karen Pearson as Arriety Clock Dennis Larson as The Boy Beatrice Straight as Mrs Crampfurl Barnard Hughes as Mr CrampfurlAwards and reception EditEmmy Awards 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming Won 1974 Outstanding Children s Special producers Duane Bogie Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart Nominated 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming performer Judith Anderson Nominated 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming costume designer Juul Haalmeyer Nominated 1974 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children s Programming director Walter C Miller Nominated Reviewers generally found the movie a good message for its intended audience of young viewers but a mediocre watch for adult tastes One wrote The teleplay follows a delightful path as the Clock family wriggles free of trouble and the values that Pod the Clock family patriarch represents as compared to the fearfulness and small mindedness of the story s normal sized grown ups comprise a lovely message for young viewers 4 Another wrote Eddie Albert plays his father character a little too broadly for my tastes Overall I wasn t too impressed with either the script or the acting It s watchable but could have been a lot better 5 Filming locations EditToad Hall Whitby OntarioSee also EditList of films featuring miniature peopleReferences Edit Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie List 1970s Retrieved 4 November 2022 The Carnegie Medal Full List of Winners Archived from the original on 30 April 2007 Retrieved 21 December 2011 IMDB com Peter Hanson 27 June 2014 The Borrowers 1973 Every 70s Movie Retrieved 4 November 2022 Dave Sindelar 25 November 2007 The Borrowers 1973 Fantastic Movie Musings Retrieved 4 November 2022 External links EditThe Borrowers at IMDb The Borrowers is available for free download at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Borrowers 1973 film amp oldid 1119987746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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