Lightspeed | |
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Genre | Action Science fiction |
Written by | John Gray Steve Latshaw |
Directed by | Don E. FauntLeRoy |
Starring | Jason Connery Nicole Eggert Daniel Goddard Lee Majors Socorro Herrera |
Theme music composer | Peter Meisner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Paul D. Goldman |
Editor | Ken Peters |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Sci-Fi Channel |
Release | June 22, 2006 |
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