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| Blade | |
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| Directed by | Ernest Pintoff |
| Written by | Ernest Pintoff Jeff Lieberman |
| Produced by | George Manasse |
| Starring | John Marley Jon Cypher Kathryn Walker William Prince Keene Curtis |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Leonard Maltin awarded the film two and a half stars, describing it as "A bit pretentious and involved; fairly absorbing." [3]
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