Tale of a Tiger

Oct 2, 1984

1h 20m

★ 6.0

A young boy's courage and determination to take to the skies!

Overview

Primary school aged Orville has a fascination for model planes which intensifies when he encounters Harry who owns a sadly neglected but real Tiger Moth. Orville becomes obsessed with the notion that the Tiger might fly once more and the adventure begins when he and Harry set out to achieve that goal.

Genres

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Producer's Circle Production

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Cast

Orville

Grant Navin

Harry

Gordon Poole

Lydia

Caz Lederman

Spike

Peter Feeley

Jacko

Basil Clarke

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