Roald Dahl Movies

Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy...

Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a...

Years after his famous candy contest, Willy Wonka returns to his factory, where a new wave of "rotten" kids is plotting to nab a priceless chocolate...

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe...

Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is...

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Humble, illiterate mechanic Mauricio juggles a secret affair with his aristocratic boss Ingrid while mistreating his wife; a gifted luxury watch goes...

Roald Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood

Roald Dahl, that master of wicked humour, has created a ghastly menagerie of dirty beasts - all doing the most extraordinary and unmentionable...

Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

The unnamed Landlady (Siobhan McKenna) is the titular main villainess from "The Landlady", episode 1.05 of Tales of The Unexpected (airdate April 21,...

Mexican short film

Six of the best-loved nursery rhymes retold, with some extremely amusing twists, by the master of the comic and blood-curdling, Roald Dahl.

With D-Day less than 72 hours off, top US intelligence officer Jefferson Pike (Corbin Bernsen), is captured by the enemy. Pike, one of handful of...

An overview of the making of Danny the Champion of the World (1989)

An elderly widow women named Hazel lives in a farmhouse full of antiques. When a conman named Merv Pottinger arrives he persuades her into selling...

An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the...

In this documentary, the author Roald Dahl presents the five monumental Norwegian artists Frans Widerberg, Arne Nordheim, Stein Mehren, Cecilie...

A short film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter.

A remake of the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in early development, involving the adventures of the titular magical car.