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Fantastic Mr. Dahl (2005)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : John Bridcut

Synopsis

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

Actors

Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob
Himself - Presenter
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Himself (archive footage)
Liz Attenborough
Liz Attenborough
Herself
Sonia Austrian
Sonia Austrian
Herself
Quentin Blake
Quentin Blake
Himself
Amanda Conquy
Amanda Conquy
Herself (as Amanda Conquy Brown)
Liccy Dahl
Liccy Dahl
Herself (as Felicity [Liccy] Dahl)
Ophelia Dahl
Ophelia Dahl
Herself
Sophie Dahl
Sophie Dahl
Herself
Tessa Dahl
Tessa Dahl
Herself
Theo Dahl
Theo Dahl
Himself
Valerie Eaton-Griffiths
Valerie Eaton-Griffiths
Herself
Brough Girling
Brough Girling
Himself
Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly
Himself
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
Herself
Murray Pollinger
Murray Pollinger
Himself
Stephen Roxburgh
Stephen Roxburgh
Himself
David Weatherall
David Weatherall
Himself (as Sir David Weatherall)

Crews

John Bridcut
John Bridcut
Producer
John Bridcut
John Bridcut
Director
Dirk Nel
Dirk Nel
Camera Operator
McDonald Brown
McDonald Brown
Editor
Bob Withy
Bob Withy
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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