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The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984)

The Boy Who Loved Trolls poster
Directed by
Harvey S. Laidman
Genre
fantasy film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
55 min
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy goes on an adventure involving trolls. The film is based on a play and was made for television.

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What happens

The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks. The story was adapted by James A. DeVinney from a play by John Wheatcroft. The original play, entitled Ofoti, was telecast in 1966, on NET Playhouse, winning a National Television Award that year for best original television play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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