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The Great Chicago Adventure
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The Great Chicago Adventure

2015-07-04 · 27 min · ★ 7.0

History · Comedy · War · Family

For those who heart history and the great city of Chicago, this film will take you through time with a small child and his nervous babysitter. Feel the intensity of the Great Chicago Fire and splendor of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Explore the sights of bustling Maxwell Street in the 1950s and peer down from an I-beam of the Sears Tower in the 1970s. Relive Chicago sports victories and cheer on President Obama during his Grant Park victory speech.

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Directors
Sehban Zaidi
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 300

Top Cast

Kaiser AhmedFazlur Khan
Ellie DanischJean
Tamara BiggsSuffragette
Jason KingsleyJames Thompson
Carlton G. McBethDr. Taylor Augusta
Othel Robert OwenRoger
Lon WithersDaniel Burnham

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