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An estranged son tries to reconcile with his dying father, a Southern raconteur, by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. William Bloom recreates his father's elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales of giants, circuses, lost towns, love, war and bank robbery, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and failings.

Keywords:

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Based-on-Novel, Werewolf, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Nudity

Additional Information:

(2003) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Ewan McGregor	.... Ed Bloom
Albert Finney	.... Ed Bloom
Billy Crudup	.... Will Bloom
Jessica Lange	.... Sandra Bloom
Helena Bonham Carter	.... Jenny/The Witch
Steve Buscemi	.... Norther Winslow
Danny DeVito	.... Amos Calloway

Supporting Cast:

Alison Lohman	.... Sandra Bloom
Robert Guillaume	.... Dr. Bennett
Marion Cotillard	.... Josephine
Matthew McGrory	.... Karl the Giant
David Denman	.... Don Price
Missi Pyle	.... Mildred
Loudon Wainwright III	.... Beamen
Ada Tai	.... Ping
Arlene Tai	.... Jing

Directors:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Daniel Wallace
John August

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