Fantastic Mr. Dahl

2005•1h 1m

DocumentaryHistory

Documentary about author Roald Dahl, produced for the British television series Imagine.

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BBC, Mentorn Oxford

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Status

Released

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Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Alan Yentob

Self - Presenter

Roald Dahl

Self (archive footage)

Liz Attenborough

Self

Sonia Austrian

Self

Quentin Blake

Self

Amanda Conquy

Self

Liccy Dahl

Self

Ophelia Dahl

Self

Sophie Dahl

Self

Tessa Dahl

Self

Theo Dahl

Self

Valerie Eaton-Griffiths

Self

Brough Girling

Self

Luke Kelly

Self

Patricia Neal

Self

Murray Pollinger

Self

Stephen Roxburgh

Self

David Weatherall

Self

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