Alice in Wonderland
I have a fascination with attempts to film Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Here is my collection of versions through the years, omitting direct sequels. I'm not counting (the countless) animated shorts inspired by Alice, but there are a couple of animated full adaptations on here. Otherwise this list focuses more on portrayals with live actors and not too much liberty with the material. The 1982 stage production is only on VHS. I also didn't count Dreamchild since it is more a drama about the real Alice.
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- DirectorCecil M. HepworthPercy StowStarsMay ClarkCecil M. HepworthBlairThis is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.
- DirectorW.W. YoungStarsViola SavoyHerbert RiceElmo LincolnAlice goes with her sister to a picnic and then she falls asleep and starts dreaming about a wonderland full of talking animals and walking playing cards.
- DirectorBud PollardStarsRuth GilbertRalph HertzLillian ArdellA young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange world of Wonderland.
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodHugh HarmanRudolf IsingStarsRichard ArlenRoscoe AtesWilliam AustinIn Victorian England a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland populated by even more fantastic characters.
- DirectorDallas BowerStarsStephen MurrayErnest MiltonPamela BrownThis exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and stop-motion animation.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard HaydnAlice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
- DirectorAlan HandleyStarsJudi RolinRoy CastleRobert CooteWhen Alice is lured by the Red King to magically enter her mirror into Looking Glass Land, she meets up with the White Queen and King, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, and Jabberwock for a magical, musical blend of fantasy and fun.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsAnne-Marie MallikFreda DowieJo Maxwell MullerA girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange Wonderland.
- DirectorWilliam SterlingStarsFiona FullertonMichael JaystonHywel BennettAlice (Fiona Fullerton) falls down a rabbit hole and into a magical dream world populated by surreal characters and bewildering adventures. It's a journey of self-discovery for Alice as she searches for a way out of Wonderland and encounters many bizarre creatures such as the White Rabbit (Michael Crawford), the March Hare (Peter Sellers), the Queen of Hearts (Dame Flora Robson), and the Dormouse (Dudley Moore). Musical highlights include the inspiring song "The Me I Never Knew".
- DirectorJames MacTaggartStarsSarah SuttonBrenda BruceRichard PearsonJoin Alice on her journey through the mirror in BBC's fanciful adaptation of Lewis Caroll's classic novel. In an alternate world, just on the other side of the mirror's reflection, Alice finds herself in the middle of a life-sized chess game, where she encounters a variety of surreal scenarios and fantastical characters, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, the Red Queen and others. To be crowned queen and return home, Alice must traverse all the ranks to the end of this massive chessboard-but will she make it?
- StarsMarina NeyolovaRostislav PlyattTatyana VasilevaAlice follows the white rabbit, falls down a deep hole and discovers a strange Wonderland at the bottom.
- DirectorJohn Clark DonahueJohn DriverStarsAnnie EnnekingSolveig OlsenWendy LehrA young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
- StarsNatalie GregorySheila AllenRed ButtonsAlice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky (Tom McLoughlin), a monster that appears due to her being afraid.
- StarsKate DorningJonathan CecilDavid LeonardOne of the most well-known stories begins one golden summer afternoon. Alice is sitting on a riverbank with her sister when a fully-dressed, talking rabbit runs past her. She follows the rabbit down the hole and enters a nonsensical world where it seems the normal rules of logic do not apply. In Wonderland, Alice participates in a winner-less race, alternates between being tiny and giant, hears riddles at a "mad" tea party, plays croquet with live flamencos, and attends a trial where the Knave of Hearts is accused of stealing the Queen's tarts. Join Alice as she encounters the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and others as she makes her way through Wonderland. JOAN STRIBLING HAIR,MAKE-UP,,PROSTHETICS DESIGNER 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' BBC
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.
- DirectorJohn HendersonStarsKate BeckinsaleCharlotte CurleyPenelope WiltonAlice visits the magical kingdom on the other side of the looking glass.
- DirectorNick WillingStarsTina MajorinoWhoopi GoldbergRobbie ColtraneAlice falls down a rabbit hole, and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
- DirectorSimon FellowsStarsMaggie GraceDanny DyerMatt KingA modern take on the classic fairytale, Alice in Wonderland, set in the North East of England.
- StarsCaterina ScorsoneAndrew Lee PottsMatt FrewerEverything you know about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about to be turned upside down in this modern-day mini-series. The cast includes Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton, and Tim Curry.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
- DirectorEllen FellmannStarsSally MatthewsPia KomsiJulia RempeWhen Korean composer Unsuk Chin's opera was first performed by the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, it caused a sensation among music critics worldwide. Based on Lewis Carroll's famous and fascinatingly enigmatic novel Alice in Wonderland, it is a seductive, enchanting, sensuous opera set to a modern, ear-pleasing score - a triumph of creative fantasy. Unsuk Chin was born in Seoul in 1961, studied with György Ligeti in Hamburg and now lives in Berlin. She has an acute ear for instrumentation, orchestral colours and rhythmic imagery. Her compositions are modern in language but lyrical in their communicative power. Kent Nagano, a long-time supporter of Chin's music, expertly conducted the Bavarian State Opera and a team of wonderful singer-actors including international stars like Dietrich Henschel and Gwyneth Jones. The opera about Alice's search for her identity - "her reality in the appearance of the world" - as director Achim Freyer put it, switches from delicacy to cuteness to grotesquery and back again. The rather conventional Alice starts following her dreams, meeting a white rabbit that guides her through a wonderland. Alice views it all with amazement and learns - finally returning to the real world, richer for the experience. The phenomenal fairy-tale settings and production were in the hands of Achim Freyer, who created a firework of colour and form. The marvellous costumes and puppets were created by Nina Weitzner, who was named "Costume Designer of the Year" by the German music magazine Opernwelt for her imaginative designs. And in a survey of the magazine's opera critics, Unsuk Chin's opera, which closed Kent Nagano's first season at the Bavarian State Opera, was hailed as the "World Première of the Year". This live recording of the premiere in the Nationaltheater in Munich in June 2007 provides a feast of audiovisual entertainment.