--- title: 'Danny, the Champion of the World (1989)' type: 'film' director: 'Gavin Millar' released: '1989-01-01' runtime_minutes: 99 genres: - 'Family' countries: - 'United Kingdom' - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/danny-the-champion-of-the-world-1989' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097152/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Danny, the Champion of the World (1989) 1989 · 99 min · Family · United Kingdom, United States ## Synopsis Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World, or simply Danny, the Champion of the World, is a 1989 comedy drama television film directed by Gavin Millar from a screenplay by John Goldsmith, based on the 1975 novel Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. The film was produced by Portobello Productions, in association with Thames Television, The Disney Channel, Wonderworks, British Screen and the Children's Film and Television Foundation. The film stars Jeremy Irons as William Smith, with his son, Samuel, in the title role of Danny Smith, of which the father and son conspire to thwart a local businessman's plans to buy their land by poaching his game pheasants. It was filmed on location in Oxfordshire, with Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, being a prominent feature in the film. ## Credits - **Director:** [Gavin Millar](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-millar) - **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers) ## Cast - [Robbie Coltrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbie-coltrane) - [Jean Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marsh) - [Samuel Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-irons) - [Jimmy Nail](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-nail) - [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons) - [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern) - [Cyril Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-cusack) - [Lionel Jeffries](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-jeffries) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/danny-the-champion-of-the-world-1989 Film facts: Wikidata (Q3015210); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.