| Broken English | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Michie Gleason |
| Written by | Michie Gleason |
| Produced by | Bert Schneider |
| Starring | Beverly Ross Jacques Martial Oona O'Neill |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Edited by | Suzanne Fenn |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | Lorimar Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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