The Gift of Death
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 27 mins
- Format
- 16mm Kodak
- Director
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Peter Domankiewicz
- Producer
- Alexandra Rooksby and Peter Carpenter
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Scott
- Principal cast
- Daren Jacobs, Danielle Allan and Dera Cooper
- Screen Writer
- Peter Domankiewicz
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Illusion Films 206 Church Road Bristol BS5 8AD UK peter@illusion-films.com
Sales Company
as Production Company
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