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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

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DocumentaryComedy

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The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

28 December 2011

Country

Germany

Cast

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Frank Glaubrecht

Frank Glaubrecht

Narrator

Booth Colman

Booth Colman

Self

Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

Self

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau

Self (archive footage)

Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Self (archive footage)

Ingo Appelt

Ingo Appelt

Self

Bart Williams

Bart Williams

Self

Irv Hyatt

Irv Hyatt

Self

Jamie McKenna

Jamie McKenna

Self

Jean Darling

Jean Darling

Self

Jim MacGeorge

Jim MacGeorge

Self

Lois Laurel

Lois Laurel

Self

Mabel Radcliffe

Mabel Radcliffe

Self

Mark Greenhow

Mark Greenhow

Self

Martin Schneider

Martin Schneider

Self

Michael Ehret

Michael Ehret

Self

René Riva

René Riva

Self

Richard W. Bann

Richard W. Bann

Self

Stan Taffel

Stan Taffel

Self

Sylvette Baudrot

Sylvette Baudrot

Self

Tom Vandenberg

Tom Vandenberg

Self

Tyler St. Mark

Tyler St. Mark

Self

Valérie Bochenek

Valérie Bochenek

Self

Virginia Lucille Jones

Virginia Lucille Jones

Self

Wolfgang Günther

Wolfgang Günther

Self

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Habeck

Michael Habeck

Self

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