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Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) -- The bones of a giant are discovered turing Jack Robinson's life upside down, teaching him the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix a greedy ancestor's mistakes.
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6.7/10   1,139 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
James V. Hart (story) and
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Release Date:
2 December 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
This Time...It's No Fairy Tale. more
Plot:
The bones of a giant are discovered turing Jack Robinson's life upside down, teaching him the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix a greedy ancestor's mistakes. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
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The Real Story is that Jack and the Beanstalk is still popular more (22 total)

Cast

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Matthew Modine ... Jack Robinson (Johnathan William Duncan Robinson)

Vanessa Redgrave ... Countess Wilhelmina, Matriarch / Narrator

Mia Sara ... Ondine

Daryl Hannah ... Thespee, Member Great Council of Mac Slec

Jon Voight ... Siggy (Sigfried Mannheim), Overseas Div. Director for Robinson Intl.

Richard Attenborough ... Magog, Arbiter of Justice Great Council of Mac Slec

Bill Barretta ... Thunderdell
Honor Blackman ... Jules, Jack's Secretary
Jim Carter ... Odin, Member of Great Council of Mac Slec
James Corden ... Bran, Thunderdell's Son
JJ Feild ... Young Jack
Jonathan Hyde ... Dussan, Jack's Butler / Guardian
Anton Lesser ... Vidas Merlinis, Research Scientist
Julia McKenzie ... Jack's Mum
Nicholas Beveney ... Cernos, Member of Great Council of Mac Slec
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Runtime:
Germany:174 min (2 parts) | Greece:180 min
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Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.7)" (2002) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
The Real Story is that Jack and the Beanstalk is still popular, 5 October 2004
9/10
Author: mijann1972 from Netherlands

Jack and the Beanstalk is a movie which you can put in the same category as the 10th Kingdom. Jack and the Beanstalk is a fairy tale, so normally you might think that this is only for children but the makers of this movie or actually TV-series prove that you can even interest adults with a fairy tale. The special effects are very funny and the story does not bore you for any moment and keeps your attention for the full 3 hours it takes. Jack and the Beanstalk is according to my opinion a masterpiece because it is great to make a movie which interests people from you until old and you can find all aspects in the movie like magic, adventure, humor and of course, how we could forget it Romantic. The qualification from me is 9 out 10 and that means.....well done mates !!!!!!!

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