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The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

  • Animation
  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

August 4, 2016 (GB)

0h 59m

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 Sturro...

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