| The Boy Who Loved Trolls | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Based on | play by John Wheatcroft |
| Screenplay by | James A. DeVinney |
| Directed by | Harvey Laidman |
| Starring | Matt Dill Sam Waterston Susan Anton |
| Narrated by | Richard B. Shull |
| Theme music composer | Casey Filiaci Ferdinand Jay Smith III |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bob Walsh |
| Production location | Pittsburgh |
| Editors | Gary Hines Neil Travis |
| Running time | 58 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | October 29, 1984 |
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The Boy Who Loved Trolls is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks.[1]
The story was adapted by James A. DeVinney from a play by John Wheatcroft. The original play, entitled Ofoeti, was telecast in 1966, on NET Playhouse, winning a National Television Award that year for best original television play.[2]
- ^ John Tiech (2012). Pittsburgh Film History: On Set in the Steel City. The History Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-60949-709-5.
- ^ John Wheatcroft (1991). Our Other Voices: Nine Poets Speaking. Bucknell University Press. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-8387-5196-1.