The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures.His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book.According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II.
- Director
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Craft
- Worldwide
- $956,625
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Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
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- Worldwide gross
- $956,625
- Release date
- Sep 1, 1947
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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