| Forty Deuce | |
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| Directed by | Paul Morrissey |
| Written by | Alan Bowne |
| Produced by | Steven Fierberg Jean-Jacques Fourgeaud |
| Starring | Orson Bean |
| Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
| Edited by | Ken Eluto |
| Music by | Manu Dibango |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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