Rainbow (1996 film)

Rainbow is a 1996 family adventure film directed by Bob Hoskins, written by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway and starring Bob Hoskins, Terry Finn, Jacob Tierney, Saul Rubinek and Dan Aykroyd. The story concerns four children and a dog whose journey in a magical rainbow results in an adventure that finds them on a race against time to save the world.

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Rainbow
Rainbow promotional poster
Directed by	Bob Hoskins
Written by	Ashley Sidaway Robert Sidaway
Produced by	Robert Sidaway Nicolas Clermont Gary Smith
Starring	Bob Hoskins Terry Finn Jacob Tierney Saul Rubinek Dan Aykroyd
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Edited by	Ray Lovejoy Ashley Sidaway (sup)
Music by	Alan Reeves
Production companies	Filmline International[1] Winchester Entertainment plc[1] Paragraph International Screen Partners Ltd.
Distributed by	First Independent Films
Release date	1996
Running time	101 mins
Countries	United Kingdom Canada
Language	English
Budget	US$8 million

Rainbow was the world's first all digital film[2] and was shot in high-definition video.[1] Shot entirely with Sony's first Solid State Electronic Cinematography cameras and featuring over 35 minutes of digital image processing and visual effects, all post production, sound effects, editing and scoring were completed digitally. The Digital High Definition image was transferred to 35mm negative using Sony's Electron Beam Recorder for theatrical release.