Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Running to a theatre near you, December 16th.
1988 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · Family, Fantasy
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around the world on a stamp to bring back the mysterious Charles Merriweather, who never returned on a stamp for 75 years.
Directed by Michael Rubbo · Written by Michael Rubbo
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- A Anthony Rogers Tommy Tricker
- L Lucas Evans Ralph James
- J Jill Stanley Nancy James
- A Andrew Whitehead Albert
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Paul Popowich Cass - H Han Yun Mai Ling
- C Chen Yuan Tao Chen Tow
- C Catherine Wright Cheryl
- C Cree Rubbo Cree
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Rufus Wainwright Singer -
Ron Lea Brin James -
Linda E. Smith Jane James
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