In the Belly of the Dragon | |
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French | Dans le ventre du dragon |
Directed by | Yves Simoneau |
Written by | Marcel Beaulieu Pierre Revelin Yves Simoneau |
Produced by | Michel Gauthier |
Starring | David La Haye Rémy Girard Michel Côté Monique Mercure Marie Tifo |
Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
Edited by | André Corriveau |
Music by | Richard Grégoire |
Production companies | Les Films Lenox Les Productions Québec-Amérique |
Distributed by | Alliance Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Box office | C$1.16 million (Canada) [1] |
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