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The Tale of the Rat That Wrote

7.5199914mMovie

A Dickensian tale of rats, recompense and retribution.

DirectorBilly O'Brien
WritersBilly O'Brien·Murilo Pasta
ProducersSteve Brookes·Robin Gutch

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Cast · Directed by Billy O'Brien

JSJeremy Swift
Jeremy Swift
J.P. Haddock
DL
Dominic Letts
Rat Man
JS
John Surman
Assistant
SC
Steve Casey
Haddock's Workman
BM
Benedict Martin
Haddock's Workman
DD
David Powell Davies
Haddock's Workman
MW
Morgan Walters
Haddock's Workman

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