Movie: Dear Phone

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Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway

Narrator

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    A narrator relates a variety of peculiar stories involving characters with the initials HC and their dealings with telephones. These are interspersed with artistic shots of telephone boxes in a variety of locations.

  • Release Date

    1976-01-01

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    5.3

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    2.6 starts
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    English
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