
Rediscovering the Urge to Live
2012-08-20 · 8 min · ★ 7.0
The team behind the reconstruction of Planet of Giants explain how it was put together.
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- Directors
- Ed Stradling
- Production companies
- 2 Entertain
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Carole Ann Ford
William Russell
Toby Hadoke
Ian LevineTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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