Annie (1999)

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Annie is a 1999 American made-for-television musical-comedy-drama film from The Wonderful World of Disney, adapted from the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. The musical was previously adapted into a 1982 theatrical film. Annie premiered on ABC November 7, 1999. The program was a smash during its initial airing, with an estimated 26.3 million viewers, making it the second-most watched Disney movie ever to air on ABC behind Cinderella (1997). This version earned two Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award.

Updated May 10 2020

Releases:

US -

1999-11-07

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Keywords:

holiday musical franklin delano roosevelt based on short story based on stage musical

FACTS

Runtime: 90 mins Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: Disney makes the classical musical more magical than ever!

Cast

Kathy Bates

Miss Agatha Hannigan

Victor Garber

Oliver Warbucks

Alan Cumming

Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan

Dennis Howard

F.D.R.

Tom Billett

2nd Policeman

Kristin Chenoweth

Maleficent

Ed Francis Martin

Artie

Sarah Hyland

Molly