Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

"A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise."

2015

1h 27m

6.7(128 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

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 hatches an audacious plan.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

James Corden

Narrator

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle

Pik-Sen Lim

Mrs. Wu

Creative team

Directed by: Dearbhla Walsh
Written by: Richard Curtis
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Produced by: Hilary Bevan Jones

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