| Friendship's Field | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Neibaur |
| Written by | Bruce Neibaur |
| Produced by | Rick B. Larson & Jeff T. Miller |
| Starring | Kate Maberly Jonathan Hernandez Randall King Nancy Riddle |
| Cinematography | Matthew Wiliams |
| Music by | Sam Cardon |
| Distributed by | Feature Films for Families |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Language | English |
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