Discovering Christmas Films (2018)
Overview
Gathering for a Christmas lunch, the film critics and writers of Discovering Film discuss the merits of 20 films from Bill Murray's star turn in Scrooged, the James Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life, Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander, to Bruce Willis' memorable Die Hard.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.175 |
Directed By
Lyndy Saville
TOP CAST
Ian Nathan
Self
Bonnie Greer
Self
Derek Malcolm
Self
Neil Norman
Self
Stephen Armstrong
Self
Ryan Mandrake
Self - Narrator (voice)
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