The Secret of the Forest | |
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Directed by | Darcy Conyers [1] |
Written by | Darcy Conyers George Ewart Evans Gerard Bryant |
Produced by | Anthony Gilkison [1] |
Starring | Kit Terrington Jacqueline Cox |
Cinematography | Sydney Samuelson |
Edited by | John Reeve |
Music by | DeWolfe [1] |
Production company | |
Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation Children's Film Foundation |
Release date | March 1956 |
Running time | 61 minutes [1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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