Jul 05, 2005
25 min
Full-HD

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)

Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockbuster.

Category

Science Fiction Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Colin Murray

Presenter

Clive Anderson

Self

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Self

Zooey Deschanel

Self

Sandra Dickinson

Self

Martin Freeman

Self

Stephen Fry

Self

Nick Goldsmith

Self

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