The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

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The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

2016

0h 59m

8.0(1 votes)

Animation

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

Fighter pilot, inventor, spy - the life of Roald Dahl is often stranger than fiction. Through a vast collection of his letters, writings and archive, the story is told largely in his own words with contributions from his last wife Liccy, daughter Lucy and biographer Donald Sturrock.

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6 members

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Robert Lindsay

Self

Robert Lindsay

Acting

Quentin Blake

Self

Quentin Blake

Acting

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Production

Liccy Dahl

Self

Liccy Dahl

Crew

Lucy Dahl

Self

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Writing

Roald Dahl

Self (archive footage)

Roald Dahl

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