A Beginner's Guide to Love
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Colin Finbow
- Producer
- Marc Baker, Carol Rennie
- Director of Photography
- Thomas Thwaites
- Principal cast
- Kylee Wright, John Waterhouse, Rachel Watson, Luke Hastings
- Film Stock
- Kodak
- Screen Writer
- David Yates
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The Children's Film Unit
8 Princeton Court, 55 Felsham RoadLondon, SW15 1AZ
UK
T +44 (0)20 8785 0350
cfilmunit@aol.com
Sales Company
as Production Company
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