
Bungle Abbey
1981-05-31 · 28 min · ★ 10.0
Comedy pilot about wacky monks in a monastery.
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- Directors
- Lucille Ball
- Production companies
- Lucille Ball Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Gale GordonThe Abbot
Charlie CallasBrother Charles
Gino ConfortiBrother Gino
Graham JarvisBrother Virgil
Peter PalmerBrother Peter
Antony AldaBrother Antony
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