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The City of Lost Children (1995)  link to The City of Lost Children on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 23

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IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (54944 votes)

Country: France, 112 minutes

Spoken Languages: French, Cantonese

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Director(s): Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Cast: Ron Perlman (as One), Dominique Pinon (as le scaphandrier / les clones), Jean-Claude Dreyfus (as Marcello), Rufus (as Peeler), Ticky Holgado (as Ex-acrobat)

Medium: VHS tape,

Storyline: Krank (Daniel Emilfork), who cannot dream, kidnaps young children to steal their dreams. One (Ron Perlman), a former whale hunter who is as strong as a horse, sets forth to search for Denree, his little brother who was kidnapped by Krank's men. Helped by young Miette (Judith Vittet), he soon arrives in La Cite des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children).

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1