Daniel and the Towers

Apr 18, 1987

1h 1m

★ 4.0

Overview

The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.

Genres

Drama

Family

TV Movie

Production Companies

Taper Media Enterprises

WonderWorks

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Cast

Daniel Guerra

Miguel Alamo

Sean

Shawn Harrison

Liko

Jimmy Yung

Simon 'Sam' Rodia

Allan Arbus

Hellen Littlefield

Montrose Hagins

Consuelo Guerra

Carmen Zapata

Lynn Chow

Beulah Quo

Wexler Hatch

Michael McKean

Commissioner

Liam Sullivan

Miss Williams

Janice McElroy

Customer at Store

Mary Lowitt

Rude Vacho 1

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