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Fate Takes a Hand

1961
Directed byMax Varnel
1h 12m

When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.

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Ronald HowardTonyChristina GreggKaron
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.0

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