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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

Little Lord Fauntleroy poster
Directed by
Jack Gold
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, Christmas film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
0
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 320 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American boy learns that he is the heir to a British earl and goes to live with his stern grandfather. The child's kindness and good nature slowly soften the old man's heart.

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What happens

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a 1980 British family drama television film directed by Jack Gold and adapted by Blanche Hanalis from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1886 children's novel of the same name. The film stars Alec Guinness, Ricky Schroder, Eric Porter, Connie Booth, and Colin Blakely. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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