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The Storyteller: The Luck Child

Jon Amiel

1988 • 24m

Seeking to avert a prophecy which foretells of a seventh son someday supplanting the current king, the unscrupulous monarch seeks out this luck child and attempts to do away with him. But those blesse...

The Storyteller: The Luck Child

Cast

John Hurt

John HurtThe Storyteller

Steven Mackintosh

Steven MackintoshLucky

Philip Jackson

Philip JacksonKing

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'DonnellLittle Man

Paul Brooke

Paul BrookeChancellor

Robert Eddison

Robert EddisonFerryman

Pauline Moran

Pauline MoranQueen

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn BradshawPrincess

Timothy KnightleyMiller

Diana Payan

Diana PayanMiller's Wife

Colin FarrellLucky's Father

Merelina Kendall

Merelina KendallLucky's Mother

Ross BoatmanPage

Brian Henson

Brian HensonGriffin (Voice)/The Storyteller's Dog (Voice)

Alistair FullartonGriffin

Crew

Jim Henson

Jim HensonExecutive Producer

Jon Amiel

Jon AmielDirector

Anthony Minghella

Anthony MinghellaWriter