---
title: 'Harriet the Spy (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bronwen Hughes'
released: '1996-07-10'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/harriet-the-spy-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116493/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Harriet the Spy (1996)

1996 · 100 min · Comedy, Family, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Bronwen Hughes in her feature film directorial debut, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg in her major film acting debut. It co-stars Rosie O'Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Smith, and Vanessa Lee Chester. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, the film follows a sixth-grade student who aspires to become a writer and spy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bronwen Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronwen-hughes)
- **Screenplay:** [Doug Petrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-petrie), [Theresa Rebeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-rebeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jamshied Sharifi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamshied-sharifi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Francis Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-kenny)

## Cast

- [Eartha Kitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/eartha-kitt)
- [Robert Joy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-joy)
- [Rosie O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosie-o-donnell)
- [Michelle Trachtenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-trachtenberg)
- [Don Francks](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-francks)
- [Charlotte Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-sullivan)
- [Gregory Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-smith)
- [J. Smith-Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-smith-cameron)
- [Vanessa Lee Chester](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-lee-chester)
- [Eugene Lipinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-lipinski)

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