Coco | |
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Directed by | Gad Elmaleh |
Written by | Gad Elmaleh Caroline Thivel |
Produced by | Ilan Goldman |
Starring | Gad Elmaleh |
Cinematography | Gilles Henry |
Edited by | Jennifer Augé |
Music by | Stéphane Lopez |
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Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 1:35:00 |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $14.2 million |
Box office | $25.5 million [1] |
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