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Daddy Long Legs

1955·2h 6m·Approved
MusicalRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
4,590 votes

A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.

Daddy Long Legs is a 1955 musical romance movie directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 4,590 votes and runs 2h 6m.

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Director
Jean Negulesco
Stars
Fred Astaire
Leslie Caron
Terry Moore
Thelma Ritter
Details
1955-05-05
126 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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