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The Storyteller: The Luck Child

The Storyteller: The Luck Child

19880h 24m

Overview

Seeking to avert a prophecy which foretells of a seventh son someday supplanting the current king, the unscrupulous monarch seeks out this luck child and attempts to do away with him. But those blessed with luck cannot be undone.

Directed by Jon Amiel
Written by Anthony Minghella
Produced by Duncan Kenworthy
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Top Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

The Storyteller

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Lucky

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

King

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

Little Man

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Chancellor

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Ferryman

Pauline Moran

Pauline Moran

Queen

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw

Princess

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Timothy Knightley

Miller

Diana Payan

Diana Payan

Miller's Wife

About The Storyteller: The Luck Child

The Storyteller: The Luck Child is a fantasy, family, adventure film released in 1988. Directed by Jon Amiel, it stars John Hurt, Steven Mackintosh, Philip Jackson. Seeking to avert a prophecy which foretells of a seventh son someday supplanting the current king, the unscrupulous monarch seeks out this luck child and attempts to do away with him. But those blessed with luck cannot be undone.

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