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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

2011

1h 26m

6.6(61 votes)

Documentary

Overview

An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America.

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Justin Duerr

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Colin Smith

Himself

Steve Weinik

Himself

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Directed by: Jon Foy
Written by: Jon Foy
Colin Smith
Produced by: Jon Foy
Colin Smith

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