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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 198 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Alan J.W. Bell
- Starring
- Simon Jones, Peter Jones, David Dixon
Don’t Panic! Arthur Dent, an ordinary Englishman, is saved just before Earth’s demolition by his friend Ford Prefect, an alien researcher for the electronic guide known as the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Together they journey across the cosmos, meeting quirky and hostile beings while seeking the ultimate question whose answer is famously 42.
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