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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   2,638 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Vadim Jean (written by)
Terry Pratchett (novels)
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Release Date:
23 March 2008 (UK) more
Tagline:
It's a pigment of your imagination more
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1 nomination more
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Not that bad.. more (32 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
David Jason ... Rincewind

Sean Astin ... Twoflower

Tim Curry ... Trymon

Jeremy Irons ... Patrician

Brian Cox ... Narrator (voice)

James Cosmo ... Galder Weatherwax

Christopher Lee ... Death (voice)
Janet Suzman ... Ninereeds
David Bradley ... Cohen the Barbarian
Nigel Planer ... Arch Astronomer

Stephen Marcus ... Broadman
Laura Haddock ... Bethan

Liz May Brice ... Herrena

Karen Shenaz David ... Liessa (as Karen David)
Geoffrey Hutchings ... Picture Imp
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (International: English title) (complete title)
The Color of Magic (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
UK:191 min | USA:137 min
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Color (High Definition) | Black and White | Color
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1.78 : 1 more
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Actor Richard da Costa (Luggage) is also the Librarian as an orangutan. He studied real orangutans in a zoo to learn how they moved. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: David Bradley's (Cohen) teeth can be seen in several shots before Cohen gets his dentures. more
Quotes:
Cohen the Barbarian: Hot water. Good dentishtry. Shoft lavatory paper. more
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Version of The Colour of Magic (1986) (VG) more

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23 out of 36 people found the following review useful.
Not that bad.., 28 March 2008
7/10
Author: perisho from United States

Not as bad as some on this site say. I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan, I have read all the Discworld books and few of his other books. While this movie/TV special doesn't really live up to the books, it isn't half bad. I enjoyed revisiting the story with some pretty snazzy special effects- even if some of the subtle humor was lost (or was it just very very subtle?) I have to admit that many of the jokes in the books I probably miss. I know sometimes it takes 10 pages before I realize he's just made a joke, which makes me feel stupid, and then I laugh at myself for being stupid. Sometimes I don't even catch them till the second reading! This movie/TV show (or whatever it is) doesn't really have that feeling.

If you are a fan of Terry, i say you should watch it, if your not.. then go buy one of his books and read that before deciding to watch the movie.

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