Films and television programmes based on Alice in Wonderland
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A variety of films and television programmes based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll have been created. The following is a list of close adaptations, including sequels or original works set in the same universe:
Films
Theatrical films
| Title | Year | Format | Country | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | 1903 | Live-action short (Silent) | United Kingdom | Directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow | [1][2] |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 1910 | Live-action short (Silent) | United States | Directed by Edwin Stanton Porter | [3] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1915 | Live-action film (Silent) | United States | Directed by W. W. Young | [3] |
| Alice Comedies | 1923–27 | Animated/Live-action short (Silent) | United States | Directed by Walt Disney, these were sold by Disney as animated shorts. | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1931 | Live-action film | United States | Directed by Bud Pollard; first talkie | [3] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1933 | Live-action/Animated film | United States | Directed by Norman Z. McLeod (Live-action), with the exception of Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Harman-Ising Studio.[4] | [3] |
| Alice | 1946 | United Kingdom | BBC production starring Vivian Pickles directed by George More O'Ferrall | [5] | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1949 | Live-action/Stop motion | France | Directed by Dallas Bower | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1951 | Animated film | United States | Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske. Note: a television promo (also Disney's first ever TV production) entitled One Hour in Wonderland was released the prior year | [6] |
| Alice of Wonderland in Paris | 1966 | Animated film | United States-Czech | Childhood Productions, directed by Gene Deitch | |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 1972 | Live-action film | United Kingdom | Musical film | [3] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1976 | Live-action film | United States | Erotic musical comedy, directed by Bud Townsend | |
| Alicia en el País de las Maravillas | 1976 | Live-action film | Argentina | Experimental low budget Directed by Eduardo Plá, music by Charly García | [7] |
| Alice or the Last Escapade | 1977 | Live-action film | France | Film directed by Claude Chabrol | |
| Alicia en la España de las maravillas (Alice in Spanish Wonderland) | 1978 | Live-action film | Spain | Extreme satire that sees a grown up Alicia explore the Franco era of Spain. Directed by Jordi Feliú. Mireia Ros, Sílvia Aguilar, and Montserrat Móstoles all star as Alicia, representing the regions of Spain.[8] | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1981 | Animated film | USSR | Alisa v Strane Chudes, animation, Kievnauchfilm,[9] | |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1982 | Animated film | USSR | Alisa v Zazerkale, animation, Kievnauchfilm[9] | |
| Alice | 1982 | Live-action film | Poland | ||
| Dreamchild | 1985 | Live-action film | United Kingdom | Directed by Gavin Millar | |
| Alice | 1988 | Live-action/Stop motion | Czechia | Directed by Jan Švankmajer | |
| Alice Underground | 1999 | Live-action short | United States | Written and directed by Robert E. Lee, US[10] | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1999 | Live-action | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Written by Peter Barnes; directed by Nick Willing [11] | |
| Malice in Wonderland | 2009 | Live-Action film | United Kingdom | Directed by Simon Fellows and written by Jayson Rothwell | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 2010 | Live-action/Animated film | United States | Directed by Tim Burton, stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter | |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 2016 | Live-action/Animated film | United States | Sequel to the 2010 Tim Burton film, stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans, Richard Armitage and Helena Bonham Carter | |
| Alice and the Land that Wonders [12] | 2020 | Live Action Film | Italy | Directed by Giulia Grandinetti [13] | |
| Come Away | 2020 | Live-action film | United States | Directed by Brenda Chapman | |
| Alice Dos Anjos (Alice in Backlands) | 2021 | Live action film | Brazil | Musical film, directed by Daniel Leite Almeida [14] | |
| Alice, Through the Looking | 2021 | Live action film | United Kingdom | Satire and essay film, about a student Alice's bizarre journey through an alternate London during the Brexit era. Directed by Adam Donen, staring Saskia Axten as Alice, Carol Cleveland as the Queen of Hearts, Steven Berkoff as a producer character, Vanessa Redgrave as the Narrator.[15][16] | |
| Alice no Mundo da Internet (Alice in the Internet) | 2022 | Live action film | Brazil | Musical film, directed by Fabrício Bittar [17] | |
| The disembodied adventures of Alice | 2024 | Live action film | Ireland | Directed by Cléa van der Grijn [18][19] | |
| Dive in Wonderland | 2025 | Anime film | Japan | [20] | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 2025 | Live-action film | Russia | Directed by Yury Khmelnitsky, stars Anna Peresild, Oleg Savostyuk, Miloš Biković, Irina Gorbacheva, Paulina Andreeva and Sergey Burunov | |
| Get Lost | TBD (upcoming) | Live-Action Film | United States | Directed by Daniela Amavia[21] | |
| Untitled movie musical | TBD (upcoming) | Live-action film | United States | Directed by Lorene Scafaria, stars Sabrina Carpenter[22] |
Direct-to-video
| Title | Year | Format | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1987 | Animated DTV film | Australia | Burbank Films Australia, directed by Andrea Bresciani and Richard Slapczynski |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1988 | Animated DTV film | Australia | Burbank Films Australia |
| Sugar & Spice: Alice in Wonderland | 1991 | Animated short TV film | Japan | written by Steve Kramer, Japan |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1993 | Original video animation | Japan | Hello Kitty and Friends OVA directed by Yasuo Ishikawa, Japan |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1995 | Animated DTV film | United States-Japan | directed by Toshiyuki Hiruma and Takashi Masunaga, Japan, US |
| Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass | 2002 | Theatre Performance | UK | Adrian Mitchell and the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2001 production. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh. UK.[23] |
| Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland | 2009 | Animated film | United States | Produced by Disney Channel and distributed by Walt Disney Home Video[24] |
| Alice in Murderland | 2010 | Low-budget horror film | United States | Brain Damage Films, directed by Dennis Devine[25] |
| Malice in La La Land | 2010 | Adult film | United States | Miss Lucifer Production, directed by Lew Xypher[26] |
Television
| Title | Year | Format | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice in Wonderland | 1937 | Live-action TV short | United Kingdom | directed by George More O'Ferrall[27] |
| Alice | 1946 | Live-action TV short | United Kingdom | on BBC, starring Vivian Pickles directed by George More O'Ferrall, UK[28] |
| Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass | 1948 | TV broadcast | United Kingdom | BBC production[29] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1950 | Live-action TV film | United States | Broadcast on the CBS Ford Theatre, starring Iris Mann as Alice, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.[30] |
| Alice au pays des Merveilles | 1951 | TV film | France | TV broadcast of a stage version |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1955 | Live-action TV film | United States | a live television adaptation of the 1932 Broadway version of the novel, co-written by Eva LeGallienne and directed by George Schaefer for the Hallmark Hall of Fame[31] |
| The Adventures of Alice | 1960 | Live-action TV film | United Kingdom | The play is based on the books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.[32] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1962 | Live-action TV film | Australia | It was a pantomime and aired as part of the BP Super Show. |
| Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?) | 1966 | Animated television film | United States | animated by Hanna-Barbera, with Janet Waldo as Alice |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1966 | Live-action TV film | United Kingdom | BBC television play directed by Jonathan Miller, UK |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | Live-action TV film | United States | Made-for-television musical directed by Alan Handley |
| Alice au pays des merveilles | 1970 | TV film | France | Directed by Jean-Christophe Averty |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1973 | Animated TV episodes | United States | Episode 17 of Festival of Family Classics, produced by Rankin/Bass |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1973 | Live-action TV film | United Kingdom | BBC adaptation starring Sarah Sutton |
| Nel mondo di Alice | 1974 | TV series | Italy | [33] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1977 | Animated TV episode | Japan | Episode 62 of Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi, produced by Dax International and Madhouse[34] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1982 | Live-action TV film | United States | televised stage adaptation by Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis; the cast included Julee Cruise. Released by MCA Home Video[35] |
| Alice at the Palace | 1982 | Live-action TV film | United States | film of Elizabeth Swados's 1981 Alice in Concert with Meryl Streep[36] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1983 | Live-action TV film | United States | on PBS's Great Performances, based on the 1982 Broadway 1932 revival |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1983 | Animated TV series | Japan | Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu, anime, Nippon Animation, Japan |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Live-action TV series | United Kingdom | on Anglia, puppetry by Stephen Mottram, UK[37] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Live-action TV film | United States | on CBS, directed by Harry Harris |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV special | United States | Two-part made-for-TV special produced by Irwin Allen |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1986 | Live-action TV series | United Kingdom | four 30-minute episodes on BBC, written and directed by Barry Letts[38] |
| Adventures in Wonderland | 1992–95 | Live-action/Puppet TV series | United States | Produced by The Walt Disney Company. |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1995 | Animated TV episode | Japan | Episode 14 of World Fairy Tale Series by Toei Animation[39] |
| Alice in Russialand | 1995 | TV Special | US, USSR, UK | World Vision Enterprises/Channel 4 UK. TV special on culture and history in the USSR, directed by Ken Russell. Part of a series called Momentous Events about the USSR.[40] |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1998 | Live-action TV film | United Kingdom | directed by John Henderson, with Kate Beckinsale as Alice, UK[41] |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1999 | Live-action TV film | United Kingdom & United States | directed by Nick Willing, stars Ben Kingsley, Martin Short, Whoopi Goldberg, UK\US |
| Alice, de l'autre côté du miroir | 2003 | Animated TV film | France | directed by Dominque Debar, produced by Storimages |
| Alice (miniseries) | 2009 | Live-action TV miniseries | United Kingdom & Canada | Directed by Nick Willing, Canada, UK |
| Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) | 2009 | Animated TV episode | United States | Developed for television [42] by Roberts (Bobs) Gannaway from the original 2009 Video of the same name [24] |
| Hat Trick (Once Upon a Time) | 2012 | Live-action TV episode | United States | Co-written by Vladimir Cvetko and David H. Goodman, and directed by Ralph Hemecker |
| Jody in Wonderland (The Dumping Ground) | 2013 | Live-action TV episode | United Kingdom | Directed by Nigel Douglas, Christmas special [43] |
| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | 2013–2014 | Live-action TV series | United States | ABC Studios American fantasy-drama series created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espenson |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 2014 | Ballet | Canada | The Royal Ballet A co-production with The National Ballet of Canada |
| CBeebies Alice in Wonderland | 2015 | Television film | United Kingdom | BBC CBeebies Christmas Show for children tx BBC1 18 December 2015 |
| Liisa Ihmemaassa | 2016 | Ballet | Finland | YLE arena broadcast, televised performance of Jorma Elo's ballet adaptation [44] |
| Alice & Lewis | 2020 | Animation TV | France | TF1 |
| Alix et Les Merveilleux | 2019 | Live-action TV series | Canada | Radio Canada Televisions[45] |
| Alice L'integral (Alice et autres Merevilles, Alice traverse le mirroir) | 2021 | Theatre broadcasts | France | Culturebox France, 2 part televised performance of Fabrice Meliquot's adaptations for Theatre de la Ville, Paris.[46] |
| Alice's Wonderland Bakery | 2022 | Animated TV series | United States | Disney Junior |
| Alice im Wunderland | 2023 | Ballet live broadcast | Germany | Bayerische Staadsoper TV. co production with Royal Ballet, London [47] |
| Lookingglass Alice | 2023 | Theatre Circus Broadcast | United States | PBS[48] |
| Descendants: The Rise of Red | 2024 | Streaming film | United States | Disney+ film |
See also
- Works and adaptations of Alice in Wonderland.
- Alice in Wonderland (musical) - authorized production first performed in 1886.
- Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking glass (play) - Play by Adrian Mitchell, first performed by the RSC, adapting almost all of both novels. (2001) Licensable for theatrical performances since 2009.[49][50]
- Wonder.land (musical) - contemporary retelling of the Alice in Wonderland story. Staged by National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris, scriptwriter Moira Buffini and score Damon Albarn (2015)
