Name: The Three Lives of Thomasina
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Family
Released: 1963-12-11
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Laurence Naismith, Jean Anderson

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Three Human Lives Wonderfully Bewitched by a Enchanted Cat!

Thomasina the cat brings a family together through her mysterious death and reappearance.

FantasyDramaThrillerMysteryFamily

DirectorDon Chaffey

WritersRobert Westerby, Paul Gallico

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateDecember 11, 1963

Runtime1h 37m

r96sk

@r96sk

July 21, 20208/10

Cracking little film. <em>'The Three Lives of Thomasina'</em> is very cute and surprisingly existential. It's well shot and paced, with a terrific adult cast - the child members do cheapen things a little, but not to point where it affects enjoyment. Patrick McGoohan (Dr. MacDhui) and Susan Hampshire (Lori) are both excellent, they suit their respective roles perfectly. Laurence Naismith, who I enjoyed in 1961's <em>'Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog'</em>, appears in a somewhat minor role but still makes it memorable. Elspeth March does a fine job voicing Thomasina, too. It sends a positive message and actually delves relatively deep into the human/animal side. Not saying it's a masterpiece in that regard or anything, I just didn't expect it would have that sorta spirit. This was technically released in 1963 ('properly' in 1964), a year that I didn't enjoy in terms of Disney live-action films so this is easily the best in relative to that. If you love cats you'll enjoy this, you should give it a watch regardless.