Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966 film)

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Directed by Alan Handley
Written byAlbert Simmons,
Lewis Carroll (novel)
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NBC Studios
Release date
  • 6 November 1966 (1966-11-06)(NBC) [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966), was a live action musical film made for television, directed by Alan Handley, [2] and based on Lewis Carroll's 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass . The show aired November 6, 1966 on NBC television in the United States. [1] Bob Mackie and Ray Aghayan worked together on the costume designs, which won them an Emmy Award in 1967. [2] [1]

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