A Dickensian mock-Gothic tale of resourceful children, evil governesses, forged wills, cruel orphanages, and goodness triumphant set against an isolated country house, in an alternate 19th century where savage packs of wolves roam the snowbound countryside.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Release:
December 1989
Production:
Atlantic Entertainment Group, Zenith Entertainment
Cast:
Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Emily Hudson, Aleks Darowska, Geraldine James, Richard O'Brien, Jane Horrocks, Rebecca Callard, Lynton Dearden, Jonathan Coy, Eleanor David, Abbie Dabner, Dilys Hamlett, Gillian Hanna, Jiří Lábus, William Martin, Trevor Byfield, Robert Hamilton, Tom Baker
Tags:
london, england, wolf, boarding school, orphanage, country house, alternate history, gothic horror, will, governess, dark fantasy, 19th century, children in danger, forged signature
