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Descending Angel | |
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Genre | Drama Thriller War |
Written by | Robert J. Seigel (teleplay and story) Grace Woodard (teleplay and story) Alan Sharp (teleplay) |
Directed by | Jeremy Kagan |
Starring | George C. Scott Diane Lane Eric Roberts |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Freyda Rothstein Carol Gordon Morra (co-producer) Robert J. Siegel (co-producer) Barbara Shrier (line producer) |
Production locations | 952 Green Valley Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario Montreal |
Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production company | HBO Pictures |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | November 25, 1990 |
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