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Dot and the Bunny | |
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Directed by | Yoram Gross |
Written by | John Palmer |
Based on | Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley |
Produced by | Yoram Gross |
Starring | Barbara Frawley Robyn Moore |
Cinematography | Douglass Baglin |
Edited by | Christopher Plowright |
Music by | Bob Young John Sangster |
Production companies | Yoram Gross Films The Australian Film Commission |
Distributed by | Satori (Australia) Warner Bros. Pictures/National Home Video (United States) |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Countries | Australia United States |
Language | English |
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