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The Magic Toyshop (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 107 mins · English
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- Directed by
- David Wheatley
- Starring
- Tom Bell, Lorcan Cranitch, Marlene Sidaway, Lloyd Newson, Patricia Kerrigan, Kilian McKenna
Orphaned after her parents’ deaths, a young girl is sent to London to stay with her uncle’s household. The uncle, a skilled toymaker, hides a magical ability to animate his creations, yet he rules his family with an iron fist and plans to extend that authoritarian grip to the newcomer, setting a chilling tone of control and wonder.
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