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Bernard Shaw

Jan 01, 1957 | IMDB 0

18 min Watch Now

Documentary

George Bernard Shaw’s illustrious friends pay tribute to his talents – with anecdotes, artefacts and one-liners.

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Sybil Thorndike, Wendy Hiller, Perlita Neilson, Harriet Cohen, Antony Hopkins, Anthony Asquith, Barry Jackson, Esme Percy, Feliks Topolski, Colin Wilson

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