The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl

0h 59m 8.0/10

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.

Director

Andrew Thompson

Top Billed Cast

Liccy Dahl

Liccy Dahl

Self

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

Self (archive footage)

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Self

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake

Self

Lucy Dahl

Self

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