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Quick Info

Rating

8.0/10

Release2018

Runtime1h 35m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$22,835,787

Production

Tremolo Productions

Impact Partners

Independent Lens

PBS

Movie

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018

1h 35m

8.0

Documentary

Synopsis

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.

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