Film

The Company of Wolves

1984 · 1h 35m · Horror · Fantasy

The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

69

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

Sarah Patterson

Rosaleen

Angela Lansbury

Granny

David Warner

Father

Graham Crowden

Old Priest

Brian Glover

Amorous Boy's Father

Kathryn Pogson

Young Bride

Stephen Rea

Young Groom

Tusse Silberg

Mother

Micha Bergese

Hunstman

Georgia Slowe

Alice

Susan Porrett

Amorous Boy's Mother

Shane Johnstone

Amorous Boy

Dawn Archibald

Witch Woman

Richard Morant

Wealthy Groom

Danielle Dax

Wolfgirl

Vincent McClaren

Devil Boy

• Neil JordanDirector · Screenplay
• Angela CarterNovel · Screenplay
• Charles PerraultWriter
• Stephen WoolleyProducer · Executive Producer
• Chris BrownProducer
• Nik PowellExecutive Producer
• Bryan LoftusDirector of Photography
• George FentonOriginal Music Composer
• Rodney HollandEditor
• Susie FiggisCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

September 21, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$4,389,334

Genres

Horror, Fantasy

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