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- ↑ "2020 Texas Gladiators (1984) - Kevin Mancuso | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ↑ "After the Fall of New York (1985) - Sergio Martino | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
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