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The Four Diamonds is a american film of genre Fantasy directed by Peter Werner released in USA on 12 august 1995 with Tom Guiry

The Four Diamonds (1995)

The Four Diamonds
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Released in USA 12 august 1995
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Fantasy
Rating67% 3.381653.381653.381653.381653.38165

The Four Diamonds is a fantasy themed, allegorical short story written by Chris Millard in 1972 shortly before succumbing to cancer at the age of 14. After returning from summer vacation, his teacher told Chris' class to write a story about what they did during their vacation. Chris had spent the summer being treated for his illness, and asked his teacher if he could write something else, to which she agreed. He wrote about adventures and struggle of an aspiring knight, also named Millard, to conquer Raptenahad (a play on the name of Millard's form of leukemi, often misspelled as Raptemahad in books and articles), a magic-wielding evil queen who symbolised his illness. To defeat her, the story's Millard has to complete four difficult tasks.

The story gave name to Four Diamonds Fund, a childhood cancer-centered charitable organization established in 1972 by Chris' parents Charles and Irma. The story was also turned into a Disney TV movie in 1995.

Actors

Tom Guiry

(Christopher 'Chris' Millard / Squire Millard)
Sarah Rose Karr

(Stacie Millard)
Christine Lahti

(Dr. Burke / Sorceress Reptannehan)
Kevin Dunn

(Charles Millard / Charles the Mysterious)
Jayne Brook

(Irma Millard / Hermit of the Lagoon)
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