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Digger

"All About a Magical Place....Called Friendship"

1993

1h 32m

6.5(6 votes)

Drama

Family

Comedy

Overview

A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Adam Hann-Byrd

Digger

Olympia Dukakis

Bea

Leslie Nielsen

Arthur Evrensel

Timothy Bottoms

Sam Corlett

Joshua Jackson

Billy

Barbara Williams

Anna Corlett

Lochlyn Munro

Mark

P. Lynn Johnson

Mrs. Jackson

Paul Becker

Dancer (uncredited)

Kevin Sateri

Party Friend (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Turner
Written by: Rodney Gibbons
Michael Chandler
Produced by: Robert K. MacLean

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