50 Films to See Before You Die
Jul 22 2006
•3h 15m
•Documentary
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics and personalities.
Cast
See allRichard Teideman
Narrator (voice)
David Aaronovitch
Self
Michael Caine
Self
Werner Herzog
Self
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