Dear Phone

Dear Phone

Dear Phone

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Dear Phone

1976

0h 17m

5.4(24 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A narrator relates a variety of peculiar stories involving characters with the initials HC and their dealings with telephones. These are interspersed with artistic shots of telephone boxes in a variety of locations.

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Social & External

Production Companies

BFI

Cast & Crew

1 member

Directing

Peter Greenaway

Narrator

Peter Greenaway

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