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The Nature of the Beast

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A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation. The so called beast however is also used as a metaphor for every day problems the townsfolk face.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1988-02-20

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Franco Rosso

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Nature of the Beast

Production Companies: Rosso Productions, British Screen Productions, Film4 Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Lynton Dearden

Tony Melody

Freddie Fletcher

Paul Simpson

Dave Hill

Roberta Kerr

David Fleeshman

Willie Ross

George Malpas

Howard Crossley

Jonathan Parkinson

Julian Walsh

Simon Molloy

Sally Edwards

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