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Fate Takes a Hand(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-10-12
68%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Fate Takes a Hand
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ronald Howard
Tony
Christina Gregg
Karon
Basil Dignam
Wheeler
Jack Watson
Bulldog
Peter Butterworth
Ronnie
Mary Laura Wood
Sandra
Noel Trevarthen
Bob
Valentine Dyall
Wilson
Willoughby Goddard
Rollenshaw
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Overview
When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.
Release Date
1961-10-12
Average
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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