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Robert and the Toymaker ()

The Toymaker (original title)
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In Germany, 1941, the Nazis pursue a Toymaker who has acquired a mystical book which gives life to inanimate objects.
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Lee Bane ...
The Toymaker
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Colonel Ludolf Von Alvensleben
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Officer Hermann Fegelein
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Officer Heinrich Berger
Sophie Willis ...
Elisabeth
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Officer Karl Gebhardt
Claire Carreno ...
Abigail Kendrick
Rik Grayson ...
Benjamin Hoffman
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Esther Muller
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Brigitte Muller
Francesco Tribuzio ...
Christophe Muller
Jonathan Willis ...
Josef
Robert Graham ...
Wilhelm
Courtney Bartle ...
Francesca
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Andrew Jones

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Andrew Jones ... ()

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Lee Bane ... producer
Steve Beecham ... executive producer
Rebecca Graham ... producer
Robert Graham ... executive producer / producer
Andrew Jones ... producer
Tony Taglienti ... executive producer
Jonathan Willis ... executive producer / producer
Sally Wood ... executive producer

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Bobby Cole

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Jonathan McLaughlin

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Andrew Jones

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Ian Grey ... colorist

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Felicity Boylett

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Sharron Jones

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Rachel Brown ... trainee make up artist
Jodie Gibson ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Ian Grey ... post-production supervisor

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Lee Bane ... first assistant director

Sound Department

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David Bekkevold ... production sound mixer
Christopher Bennett ... sound assistant
Paul Brookes ... sound designer / sound mixer
Amy Evans ... sound assistant
Michael Oliver ... sound assistant

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Jodie Gibson ... special effects makeup

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William Allum ... visual effects artist

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David Bridle ... additional cinematography / gaffer
Laura Cornell ... assistant camera
Andrew Morgan Evans ... stills photographer

Additional Crew

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Charlotte Baker ... data wrangler
Christopher Bennett ... production assistant
Tracy Dunn ... dollmaker / puppeteer
Amy Evans ... production assistant
Simon Griffiths ... caterer
Sharron Jones ... dollmaker
Gabriella Lewis ... production assistant
Susan Mitchell ... dollmaker
Michael Oliver ... production assistant
Jane Peacegood ... caterer
Sean Peacegood ... caterer

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Plot Summary

In Nazi Germany, 1941, fearsome Colonel Ludolf Von Alvensleben acquires a legendary Occult book which holds the secret to bringing inanimate objects to life. Stolen by rogue Nazi officer Benjamin Hoffman, the mysterious book ends up in the hands of Toymaker Amos Blackwood after Benjamin is tracked down and murdered by SS officers in the town of Rosenheim. As the Nazis terrorize the locals while searching for the book, the Toymaker experiments with the ancient tome and gives life to his collection of vintage dolls and handmade toys. After betrayal from one of his employees the SS raid the Toymaker's shop, stealing the book and kidnapping Amos. But the animated dolls and toys don't take kindly to the loss of their master. So begins a mission to rescue the Toymaker from the clutches of the evil Colonel and exact a brutal and bloody revenge on the Nazis. Written by North Bank Entertainment

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Also Known As
  • Robert 3 (United Kingdom)
  • Robert and the Toymaker (United States)
  • Robert 3: The Toymaker (Germany)
  • Robert et le Fabricant de Jouets (Canada, French title)
  • Robert and the Toymaker (Poland)
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  • 84 min
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Budget $150,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The three killer dolls featured in the film - Otto, Isabelle and Robert - are based on real life stories of haunted dolls with German links. The female doll Isabelle is based on Mandy the Doll, an antique doll that was made in Germany between 1910 and 1920. The doll was allegedly possessed by the spirit of a little girl who died in a fire while locked in the basement of her home. In 1991 Mandy was donated to the Quesnel & District Museum located in British Columbia by an anonymous donor, who claimed to hear it repeatedly crying in the night. The clown doll Otto is based on the Pulau Ubin doll. In 1914, the British army investigated a German couple living in Pulau Ubin, Singapore as possible spies. The wife and husband were chased down and apprehended by the army but their young daughter managed to escape. Unfortunately, she lost her footing and plummeted off of a cliff. She did not survive the fall. The locals constructed a monument to honour her memory in Pulau Ubin. The porcelain altar is said to contain a lock of the girl's hair and a personalized crucifix. Shortly after the monument was built, a man from Pulau Ubin had a dream about a little girl leading him to a specific toy store. In the dream she pointed at a doll that was put up for display in the store window. The man had the same dream three nights in a row. Eventually this compelled him to visit the store he kept seeing in his dreams. To his surprise he saw the doll that the girl had pointed out in his dream was displayed in the same window. He purchased the doll and placed it at the shrine in the place of an urn. At that moment he felt that the spirit of the girl transferred to the doll and finally found peace. In the modern day local people and tourists from all around the world visit the doll, bringing items to the shrine in the hope that the spirit of the girl will grant them health or fortune. The third doll, Robert, is based on Robert the Doll who was made in Germany by the Steiff toy company and later owned by Key West painter and author Eugene Otto. The doll is said to be possessed by an evil spirit and was allegedly the inspiration for Chucky, the doll featured in the 'Child's Play' film series. Supposedly, Eugene was given the doll in 1906 by a Bahamian servant who was skilled in black magic and voodoo and was displeased with his family. The real life Robert is currently located at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. See more »
Goofs When Abigail is leaning over the counter reading her book, there is a Visa logo clearly visible on the glass display case to her right. The film is set in 1941 yet Visa wasn't invented until 1976. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode dated 28 September 2017 (2017). See more »
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