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Jul 2018
21m 8s

'The King And The Cobbler' | Circle Roun...

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When the most powerful person in the land has never relied on himself, trouble ensues! Keith David ("Greenleaf") and James Naughton ("The Blacklist," "Our Town") co-star in a folktale that claims many homes--from Afghanistan to Greece. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here.
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