Crimebroker | |
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Based on | A story by Sean Goodwyn and Steve Matthews |
Written by | Tony Morphett |
Directed by | Ian Barry |
Starring | Jacqueline Bisset |
Music by | Roger Mason |
Country of origin | Australia Japan |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Chris Brown Hiroyuki Ikeda Kazuo Nakamura John Sexton Andrew Warren |
Cinematography | Dan Burstall |
Editor | Nicholas Beauman |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production companies | John Sexton Productions Portman Productions Sogovision |
Budget | A$2.5 million [1] |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
Release | 14 June 1993 |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | July 1993 |
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