The Borrowers (1973)

best movie i've ever seen.

Awesome Movie

The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

I do remember this. I think I found it once, apparently on tape then, and was surprised to see Eddie Albert and Tammy Grimes listed as the little parents. It was long before the internet, so I really don't recall how I saw the casting.As it was, when I first viewed it, I didn't recognize Albert, about the only one I would have known.I just saw the Arrietty movie and decided to check out this one to see how different it was.I won't spoil it, but I do recall an attempt to take out the little people, and how effective it seemed to me, seeing the furniture that had been to the little people's size (and therefore was natural size for Albert and Grimes) suddenly being trounced around.This 'attempt' wasn't in the cartoon, so clearly someone did some re-structuring of the story. Don't know which.I know this version was very low-budget looking, and clearly must not have been that well done for a 7-yr-old to notice.I do remember there was a pleasantness to it. Don't recall any of the big people tho.Wouldn't mind seeing it again for some of the actors and some of the effectiveness.

Previously I had only seen the 1997 remake of this. This version is oriented more towards a younger crowd. It does not play up the comedy angle as much. I felt it was nicely done, and appropriate for the up to age 10 crowd.You may find this on DVD in the $1.00 family bin at Walmart. At least, that's where I found it. One word of warning on the DVD. It's nice that Digiview put it out on DVD. Having said that, the master must have been pretty bad. Don't expect top-notch quality here. It plays more like a well-worn VHS, with audio to suit. There are places where wear on the film shows through, and areas where it was obvious the film had been spliced. Thankfully, the entire movie is better in this regard than the opening credits. But hey, for a buck who's complaining?

this version of the borrowers with eddie albert is a true classic. it is perfection in every way. great sets, good effects and top notch acting. karen pearson who plays arrietty gives one of the all time best performances by a child star and has great stage presence with her elaborate victorian dresses and beautiful long straight hair. this film has just been released on DVD on the digigrew label and is good quality. the borrowers is a classic equal to the 1993 version of the secret garden in production values. not to give much away, the story is about the tiny clock family (albert, pearson) who live under the floor and "borrow" from the big folks. run out and "borrow" it. better still buy it!!!!

Saw this Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation growing up, don't know if it's available on video but it absolutely should be. Fine performances all round, with a nice tight script that does full justice to the really important things in the book: the details of how the Clock family live, the amusing relationships between Pod and Aunt Sophy and Arietty and the boy.Definitely one of the better films for children of the past 30 years. Literate and never condescends. And never falls into the trap of making any of the characters too cute.