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The Great Chicago Adventure

The Great Chicago Adventure

We Heart History

Genres

HistoryComedyWarFamily

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For those who heart history and the great city of Chicago, this film will take you through time with a small child and his nervous babysitter. Feel the intensity of the Great Chicago Fire and splendor of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Explore the sights of bustling Maxwell Street in the 1950s and peer down from an I-beam of the Sears Tower in the 1970s. Relive Chicago sports victories and cheer on President Obama during his Grant Park victory speech.

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Budget

$300

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

27 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

04 July 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kaiser Ahmed

Kaiser Ahmed

Fazlur Khan

Ellie Danisch

Ellie Danisch

Jean

Tamara Biggs

Tamara Biggs

Suffragette

Jason Kingsley

Jason Kingsley

James Thompson

Carlton G. McBeth

Carlton G. McBeth

Dr. Taylor Augusta

Othel Robert Owen

Othel Robert Owen

Roger

Lon Withers

Lon Withers

Daniel Burnham

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