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Daniel and the Towers(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-04-18
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 1m
Overview:
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Taper Media Enterprises
WonderWorks
Movie: Daniel and the Towers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shawn Harrison
Sean
Allan Arbus
Simon 'Sam' Rodia
Montrose Hagins
Hellen Littlefield
Carmen Zapata
Consuelo Guerra
Beulah Quo
Lynn Chow
Michael McKean
Wexler Hatch
Liam Sullivan
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Overview
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
Release Date
1987-04-18
Average
5.5
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