The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl (2016)

August 4th, 20160h 59min

Animation, Documentary, TV Movie
80%

Overview

Fighter pilot, inventor, spy - the life of Roald Dahl is often stranger than fiction. Through a vast collection of his letters, writings and archive, the story is told largely in his own words with contributions from his last wife Liccy, daughter Lucy and biographer Donald Sturrock.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Wechselspiel – Wenn Peter Stamm schreibt

Wechselspiel – Wenn Peter Stamm schreibt


Released on: 2023-01-19
Documentary

Two documentary filmmakers become the plaything of writer Peter Stamm and subject of the novel whose...

En Algún Lugar

En Algún Lugar


Released on: 2014-08-20
Animation

Looking for Mr. Right

Looking for Mr. Right


Released on: 2014-06-07
Romance, Comedy, Family, Drama, TV Movie

A struggling writer is forced to fake a relationship to save her career, while overlooking the love ...

Bad Date Chronicles

Bad Date Chronicles


Released on: 2017-07-01
Romance, TV Movie

Leigh runs the website "Bad Date Chronicles," which allows people to anonymously post horrible date ...

Watching My Name Go By

Watching My Name Go By


Released on: 1976-01-23
Documentary, TV Movie

Watching My Name Go By is a 1976 BBC documentary on the birth of graffiti in New York City, and the ...

ephemeral synopsis

ephemeral synopsis


Released on: 2019-12-14
Animation

A novice writer learns about the true nature of his reality, and must decide about his future before...

Merton: A Film Biography

Merton: A Film Biography


Released on: 1984-01-01
Documentary

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social critici...

Bee Movie

Bee Movie


Released on: 2007-10-28
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides...

The Long Road Through Balkan History

The Long Road Through Balkan History


Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary

Bosnian Croat writer Miljenko Jergović and Serbian writer Marko Vidojković replace one another by th...

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive


Released on: 2017-04-29
Documentary, History

How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown

Britain's Greatest Pilot: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown


Released on: 2014-06-01
Documentary

Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adv...

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey


Released on: 1987-03-01
Drama, Documentary

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writ...

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast


Released on: 2004-04-03
Drama, TV Movie

Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce. ...

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer


Released on: 2017-12-08
Documentary

One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as ...

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold


Released on: 2017-10-11
Documentary

Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate ...

All the Good Ones Are Married

All the Good Ones Are Married


Released on: 2007-09-29
Drama, TV Movie, Romance

Ben Gold gets the break of his life as aspiring author, but must stay home with his kids, Luke and M...

Philip Roth Unleashed

Philip Roth Unleashed


Released on: 2014-05-20
Documentary

After Portnoy's Complaint launched him as a new literary voice, not to mention a scandalous one, Phi...

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough


Released on: 2025-09-26
Documentary

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und...

Ondřej Sekora – Práce všeho druhu

Ondřej Sekora – Práce všeho druhu


Released on: 2019-09-26
Documentary

Pod hasprunskou slivkou

Pod hasprunskou slivkou


Released on: 2002-01-01
Documentary